Shutdown-fueled TSA walkouts push airport lines to new heights

Nearly a month into the partial government shutdown, hundreds of TSA workers have quit or taken unscheduled leave as DHS funding lapsed, leaving airports short-staffed and signaling longer security lines and more travel disruptions during a winter storm and peak spring-break travel; airlines are urging Congress to restore funding, back pay is guaranteed by law, but support for workers is diminished this time, while air traffic control operations remain unaffected.