Shutdown Triggers Hours-Long Airport Lines as MAGA Blame Game Escalates
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Due to a funding lapse that left TSA workers unpaid, airports in Houston and New Orleans faced hours-long security lines (over three hours in Houston, about three in New Orleans) as spring travel begins. The White House and MAGA allies blamed Democrats for the DHS shutdown, while DHS officials said the chaos stems from the funding impasse and staffing shortages, tying the disruption to broader political battles over national security amid ongoing tensions in the Iran conflict.
- MAGA Melts Down Over Hours-Long Airport Line Chaos The Daily Beast
- Airports see hours-long delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending CNN
- Partial government shutdown, spring break travel leads to hours-long TSA lines at Hobby Airport KHOU
- Thousands Waited for Hours in Security Lines at Airports in New Orleans and Houston The New York Times
- Travelers face long waits at some US airports amid DHS shutdown The Guardian
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