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Vehicles drive past the entrance to Miami International Airport in Miami on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Florida woman tried taking turtles on a plane via her bra, TSA says

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Shoes and small liquid containers are placed in bins to be screened by TSA Supervisor Jennifer Haslip at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport, June 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

New airport scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many airports lack them

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at the Nashville International Airport, Thursday, July 17, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

After years of tough rules on liquids and footwear, U.S. air travel may be on the cusp of a new era

By Rebecca Santana and Wyatte Grantham-Philips - Associated Press

FILE - An airline passenger holds his shoes and has an unloosened belt while waiting to go through the Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta, Aug. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser, File)

After years of tough rules on liquids and footwear, U.S. air travel may be on the cusp of a new era

By Rebecca Santana and Wyatte Grantham-Philips - Associated Press

A traveler removes his shoes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Atlanta. (Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane

By Michelle Chapman - Associated Press

A cart wrangler gathers shopping carts outside a Costco warehouse in Sheridan, Colo., July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Uh, Costco cards don’t work as REAL ID at airports, says TSA

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Ellen Pompeo arrives at an FYC screening of "Good American Family" on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Ellen Pompeo says TSA detained her over sunflower seeds

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen speaks as she participates in a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ** FILE **

DHS accuses Democratic senator of ‘corruption’ for helping husband get off TSA watchlist

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A TSA agent hands off a non-Real ID for a traveler passing through security at Love Field airport in Dallas, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Most airports are operating smoothly on the first day of the REAL ID requirement

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

An employee, left, checks on necessary documents as people line up to apply for Real ID at a Real ID Supercenter in downtown Chicago, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Scams target immigrants, seniors, latecomers as REAL ID becomes mandatory

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Kansas Department of Revenue shows a Kansas REAL ID. (Kansas Department of Revenue via AP, File)

Not having a REAL ID could cause you travel headaches after May 7

By Bridget Brown - Associated Press

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Kansas Department of Revenue shows a Kansas REAL ID. (Kansas Department of Revenue via AP, File)

Driver’s licenses must be REAL ID for domestic flights starting next week

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A newly emerged video shows how Russian citizen and U.S. resident Svetlana Dali sneaked past airport gate agents and got onto a trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris last year. Screenshot of video from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey via Associated Press

WATCH: New video shows how a stowaway got past Delta gate agents onto trans-Atlantic flight

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A person inserts an ID card while demonstrating the Transportation Security Administration's new facial recognition technology at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Union busting: DHS cancels TSA agents’ collective bargaining

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

Travelers line up to check in their bags into San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

More than 3 million travelers screened at U.S. airports in a single day. That’s a record

Associated Press

People pass by a long line of taxicabs at Denver International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Travelers who waited to make Thanksgiving trips are hitting the biggest crowds so far

By David Koenig - Associated Press

The Transportation Security Administration's new facial recognition technology is seen at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md.
(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Senators want watchdog to investigate TSA’s facial recognition technology

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, travelers walk through Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel

By David Koenig - Associated Press

A Border Patrol agent checks a migrant seeking asylum before the man is transported and processed, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near Dulzura, Calif. President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border under a new policy unveiled this week. But the proclamation has an exception for “operational considerations.” The Homeland Security Department said in a detailed document outlining the ban that “demographics and nationalities encountered at the border significantly impact” its ability to deport people.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

DHS released hundreds of thousands of migrants who lacked ID, allowed some to board planes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times