{"id":2623,"date":"2026-03-30T23:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:19:03","slug":"lawmakers-stuck-in-regular-airport-lines-amid-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/?p=2623","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers Stuck in Regular Airport Lines Amid Government Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/657485404_122285767736238462_7490737773334157319_n_cleanup.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/657485404_122285767736238462_7490737773334157319_n_cleanup.png 582w, https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/657485404_122285767736238462_7490737773334157319_n_cleanup-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the government shutdown, airport security didn\u2019t fail\u2014but it did start to feel the pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TSA employees still reported to work, though without pay. Staffing levels dropped, lines grew longer, and frustration mounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Delta quietly made a change: members of Congress lost their usual VIP airport perks\u2014no escorts, no priority handling, no special treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly, lawmakers experienced the same long lines, delays, and uncertainties as any other traveler. Delta framed it as a necessary resource adjustment, not a punishment\u2014but the message was clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shutdown revealed a simple truth: when systems are under stress, even the most powerful can\u2019t bypass the strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No chaos erupted, no rules changed\u2014just a rare moment when the divide between ordinary travelers and officials narrowed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the government shutdown, airport security didn\u2019t fail\u2014but it did start to feel the pressure. TSA employees still reported to work, though without pay. Staffing levels dropped,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623\/revisions\/2625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}