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Funding Stalemate Threatens Smaller Airports Amid Shutdown

3/17/2026

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A senior official in the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration warned that a funding stalemate could force smaller airports to shut due to lack of security personnel.
The partial government shutdown has left about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers unpaid for a month, with 10% absent from work on Sunday.
Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl said if the impasse persists, shutting down airports, especially smaller ones, may become necessary.

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A senior official in the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration warned that a funding stalemate could force smaller airports to shut due to lack of security personnel.
The partial government shutdown has left about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers unpaid for a month, with 10% absent from work on Sunday.
Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl said if the impasse persists, shutting down airports, especially smaller ones, may become necessary.