It's March 30th. This is Toronto News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with a story. U.S.
airports are starting to ease up on those crazy long security lines after weeks of chaos, thanks to the Transportation Security Agency announcing. Most officers got their back pay Monday for shutdown work. Lines aren't back to normal yet, with spring break travel still packing terminals. Places like New York's LaGuardia saw waits over two hours Monday, and Baltimore Washington International is telling folks to show up at least three hours early.
Travelers and agents have been feeling the strain hard, as federal workers went unpaid since early February when Department of Homeland Security funding stopped. This partial shutdown just hit 45 days, topping last year's record. President Trump ordered the pay push and line fixes, but budget talks with Democrats drag on over immigration rules, like better agent IDs, warrants, and no raids near schools or churches. Meanwhile, immigration and customs enforcement agents are pitching in at big airports and sticking around until TSA folks fully return, while the Senate takes a two-week break after a quick session to hash out funding.