Trump Pledges to Pay TSA Agents via Executive Order Amid Congressional Funding Gridlock.

The unthinkable has happened: thousands of TSA agents are on the brink of a second missed payday, and the airports are on the verge of complete chaos. Passengers stand in the TSA pre-check line at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday in New York, anxiously waiting for the security check that may never come. The Transportation Security Administration, responsible for protecting the nation's air travel, is at a standstill due to the ongoing government shutdown that has left its employees unpaid and frustrated.