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Long airport lines are the tip of the iceberg of DHS shutdown
The Senate failed again to advance a House-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security while Republicans in the chamber rejected a counteroffer from Democrats. What appears to have been a glimpse of momentum earlier this week to reach a deal to reopen the department has dwindled.
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Meanwhile, air travelers across the U.S. must contend with long airport security lines amid a shortage of TSA workers, who have now gone more than a month without pay.
But the partial government shutdown is affecting more
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