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Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as travel chaos continues

NPR | By Tovia Smith

Published March 27, 2026 at 2:42 AM MDT

President Trump says he is going to order that TSA agents be paid, but travelers caught in the partial government shutdown are weary and some have had to shoulder extra expenses.

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Tovia Smith

Tovia Smith is an award-winning NPR National Correspondent based in Boston, who's spent more than three decades covering news around New England and beyond.