Transportation – SIEMENSROLM

Trump budget would cut TSA funding, require privatization at small airports

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:50:50 +0000

President Trump wants to cut funding to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and require privatization of security operations at small airports. The White House’s 2027 budget proposal, released Friday, proposes cutting $52 million from the agency’s funding, which officials created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in an effort to ensure tighter airport security….

FAA restricts some landings in San Francisco

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:35:22 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is restricting the landing of some flights at San Francisco International Airport, the agency said Tuesday. In a statement, the FAA said the airport “will experience some flight delays due to a runway repaving project and an FAA safety measure.” The agency added in the statement that its safety measure…

What happens if you miss a flight due to long airport lines?

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:36:47 +0000

Missed your flight due to long TSA lines? Here’s how airlines are handling it.

FAA tightens helicopter safety rules near airports after National Airport crash

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:32:19 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is tightening helicopter safety measures, more than a year after the fatal collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In a Wednesday release, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Trump administration is suspending the use…

DHS to suspend TSA PreCheck, Global Entry programs amid shutdown

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:35:21 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it intended to pause two of its programs meant to expedite the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) airport screening process starting Sunday as a shutdown of the agency stretches into a second week, according to the agency. The TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs were expected to cease starting…

New York says Trump admin released Gateway tunnel funds after court order

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:36:29 +0000

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) said the Trump administration released nearly $130 million in funds for the Gateway tunnel project Wednesday following a judge’s order. “This funding freeze was unlawful from the start. We took swift action in court, and now every dollar that was illegally withheld has been released,” James said in a statement. Last week, a…

Here’s how the DHS shutdown is impacting air travel, TSA

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:31:37 +0000

As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains without funding, air travel nationwide has been impacted. Employees of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA), which is housed within DHS, are working without pay as of early Saturday morning — when the funding lapse began. According to DHS’s shutdown contingency plan published in September, just more than…

DHS funding lapses as Democrats demand ICE reforms

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:34:10 +0000

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ran out at midnight, marking the third — but smallest — government shutdown of President Trump’s second term as Democrats demand reforms to immigration enforcement practices. The shutdown is likely to last longer than the four-day partial shutdown that ended last week, as the White House, Republicans…

Congress braces for extended DHS shutdown

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:08 +0000

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: DHS funding set to run out Saturday Trump defends embattled Cabinet members Top Wall Street lawyer resigns over Epstein ties Climate change endangerment finding overturned Lawmakers left Washington Thursday afternoon without plans to vote on a deal to avert a funding lapse at the…

6 killed in Maine jet crash during snowstorm

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:46:19 +0000

Six people were killed in a crash of a private jet in Maine, officials said on Monday Officials said the Bombardier Challenger 600 flipped over and burned on takeoff from Bangor International Airport in Penobscot County, Maine at approximately 7:45 p.m. EST on Sunday, while 10 inches of snow were on the ground, according to…