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Mar 10 2022
News
US extends mask rule for travel while weighing new approach
Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation for one more month — through mid-April — while taking steps that could lead to lifting the rule.
The mask mandate was scheduled to expire March 18, but the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday that it will extend the requirement through April 18.
TSA said the extra month
Associated Press
May 25 2021
News
DHS to require pipeline companies to report cyberattacks
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will issue a directive later this week requiring all pipeline companies to report cyber incidents to federal authorities after a devastating ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline forced a shutdown of operations.
The Washington Post first reported that DHS’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which is responsible for securing critical
The Hill
Apr 26 2022
News
Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for having a gun at Charlotte airport
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., was cited Tuesday for having a loaded 9mm handgun at a TSA checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the second time he has been stopped with a firearm at an airport since taking office last year.
The incident occurred just before 9 a.m., when Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it was notified that Transportation Security
NBC News (Online)
Apr 29 2022
News
Timeline of Madison Cawthorn controversies
Rep. Madison Cawthorn ( R-N.C.) has been a lightning rod for controversy.
The 26-year-old freshman lawmaker, who was elected to represent North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the vacant seat left by White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in 2020, has been at the center of a series of scandals in the lead-up to his primary on May 17
The Hill
Aug 29 2019
News
The Horrible Things That Happen to Trans People Going Through Airport Security
Going through airport security is never enjoyable, but for some the experience is far worse than others.
Transgender travelers are “particularly vulnerable to invasive searches at airport checkpoints,” according to a new ProPublica report. The report, which reviewed complaint data from Transportation Security Administration’s website and collected 174 anecdotal accounts, found that
Vice
Sep 24 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Streamlining airport security
In August, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ended a monthlong contest it hopes will shorten the time that travelers spend in airport-security lines. Agency officials plan to award $15,000 in prize money to the applicants with the best ideas. My suggestion — disband the TSA and liberalize security.
Washington Times
Apr 05 2021
Opinion
Some Americans are acting like the pandemic is over. It's not
A new Gallup poll finds that the percentage of Americans who are social distancing is declining.
Fewer Americans said they have avoided events with large crowds (62%), traveling (57%), public places (48%) and small gatherings (45%) in the seven days before being asked by Gallup than at any point since the middle of March 2020, when the pandemic first became a reality for many Americans
CNN (Online News)
Dec 23 2021
Analysis
Christmas Travel Rebounds Despite Official Handwringing About Omicron
Millions of Americans are traveling home for Christmas this year, despite official handwringing about the need for caution in the face of the new omicron variant. On December 20, some 2.1 million people passed through airport checkpoints according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
That's nearly double the roughly 1 million people who thought it wise to travel on the
Reason
Aug 09 2017
Opinion
OPINION: NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners
New York City arrests people who travel with guns–even when they notify and follow all TSA rules and have a valid gun license from their home state.
John Stossel
Dec 23 2020
News
Millions fly ahead of Christmas despite COVID-19 surge
More than 3 million people traveled through airports over the pre-Christmas weekend — the busiest three-day stretch since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total throughput at US airports on Friday, Saturday and Sunday stood at over 3.2 million, the TSA said — despite pleas from public health officials to stay home as cases and deaths continue to climb.
The number marks a
New York Post (News)