The Trump administration is moving to end the requirement that passengers remove their shoes when going through airport security, according to multiple reports.
The much-hated shoe removal mandate, which has been in place since 2006, is being gradually phased out in the coming weeks, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who have told multiple news outlets. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the news on Tuesday morning. 
The phase-out began at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Portland International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, and Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tsa-shoes-rule-expires/">reported</a>. 
On Tuesday morning, Leavitt posted, “Big news from [the Department of Homeland Security]!” in response to an X news post on the policy change. 
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“TSA and DHS are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience and our strong security posture,” a TSA spokesman <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/travel/tsa-shoes-removal-airport-security.html">told</a> the New York Times on Monday. “Any potential updates to our security process will be issued through official channels.”
The news was first <a href="https://gateaccess.substack.com/p/exclusive-tsa-to-end-shoe-removal">reported</a> by Gate Access on July 4, which stated that the TSA had begun circulating the updated shoe guidance. Before the change, visitors enrolled in the TSA PreCheck program were permitted to keep their shoes, belts, and jackets on and were not required to remove laptops or liquids from their bags. 
Some conservative commentators praised the move from the Trump administration.
&#8220;Rejoice, you no longer have to take your shoes off to go through TSA airport security. Always a moronic rule that didn’t seem likely to make any of us safer. But this removal is likely to make airport security lines run way smoother,&#8221;  Outkick founder Clay Travis said.
In December 2001, a month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, airline passenger Richard Reid attempted to ignite explosive devices hidden in his shoes while on a flight from Paris to Miami. Still considered a threat years later, the shoe removal policy was first <a href="https://www.tsa.gov/timeline">instituted</a> in 2006 as a way to screen airline passengers for explosives. 
Reid, known as the shoe bomber, had homemade bombs containing 10 ounces of explosive materials hidden in his shoes that the FBI <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/richard-reids-shoes">said</a> would have blown a hole in the plane’s fuselage if detonated successfully. After pleading guilty to eight terrorism-related charges, Reid was sentenced to life in prison.

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Trump Admin Phasing Out Most Hated Airport Screening Policy

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The Trump administration ended an airport surveillance program on Thursday that it said had been “weaponized” by the Biden administration. 
The Department of Homeland Security said that it was closing down the Quiet Skies program because it had been used for political purposes and had not stopped any terrorist attacks. The Quiet Skies <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pia-tsa-spqs018i-april2019_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">program</a> was an initiative run by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that flagged fliers deemed by intelligence officials to “pose an elevated security risk” for “enhanced screening” and potential observation by federal Air Marshals. 
“It is clear that the Quiet Skies program was used as a political rolodex of the Biden Administration — weaponized against its political foes and exploited to benefit their well-heeled friends. I am calling for a Congressional investigation to unearth further corruption at the expense of the American people and the undermining of US national security,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. 
 “TSA&#8217;s critical aviation and security vetting functions will be maintained, and the Trump Administration will return TSA to its true mission of being laser-focused on the safety and security of the traveling public. This includes restoring the integrity, privacy, and equal application of the law for all Americans,” she added. 
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The program costs $200 million per year and has stopped zero terrorist attacks since its inception in 2010, according to Homeland Security. 
Noem said that enhanced Quiet Skies screening was wrongly placed on Biden administration critic Tulsi Gabbard, who is now the Director of National Intelligence, while she was campaigning for President Donald Trump. She added that preferential treatment was given to the husband of a Democratic senator. 
On Wednesday, Homeland Security claimed that William Shaheen, the husband of New Hampshire Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, was given a blanket exemption from Quiet Skies after he was flagged for traveling “with a Known or Suspected Terrorist on three occasions.” The exception was granted after Senator Shaheen lobbied the federal government for her husband&#8217;s removal from the Quiet Skies list, according to the department. 
Shaheen has disputed those claims, saying that she was unaware that her husband was ever flagged as a security risk by the Quiet Skies program. 
&#8220;Senator Shaheen contacted the Transportation Security Administration after her husband was subjected to several extensive, invasive and degrading searches at airport checkpoints,&#8221; her office said. &#8220;Senator Shaheen sought to understand the nature and cause of these searches. Any suggestion that the senator&#8217;s husband was supposedly included on a Quiet Skies list is news to her and had never been raised before yesterday, nor was she aware of any action taken following her call to remove him from such a list.&#8221;
Noem called for Congress to open up an investigation into Quiet Skies in addition to her department’s internal probe.

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Trump Admin Ends ‘Weaponized’ Airport Security Surveillance Program

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National Security

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The Army put helicopter flights to the Pentagon on hold on Monday after another incident last week forced air traffic controllers to divert two commercial planes that were preparing to land at Reagan National Airport (DCA), POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/05/army-helicopter-flights-reagan-airport-00327392" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The 12th Aviation Battalion, which transports political and military VIPs, will not be allowed to fly near DCA as the Army conducts an internal inquiry after a military helicopter reportedly &#8220;took a scenic route around the Pentagon versus proceeding directly from the west to the heliport&#8221; last Thursday. The incident prompted commercial flights to abort their landings, according to POLITICO, which cited &#8220;an email sent by an FAA official.&#8221;
Last week&#8217;s aborted landings came just over three months after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines plane near DCA, killing all 64 people aboard the plane and all three helicopter pilots.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy <a href="https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/1918448336048206226" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Friday that the Army helicopters&#8217; &#8220;scenic route&#8221; was &#8220;unacceptable,&#8221; adding that he would speak with the Defense Department &#8220;to ask why the hell our rules were disregarded.&#8221; An Army spokesman disputed that the flight was &#8220;scenic,&#8221; calling the characterization &#8220;inappropriate,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2025/05/02/national-dca-airliners-helicopter-danger/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>. According to the Army official, the helicopter had been approved to land at the Pentagon, but was asked by the Pentagon flight tower to circle again before landing. The helicopter&#8217;s second pass appears to have caused air traffic controllers at DCA to divert two planes&#8217; landings, the Army spokesman said.
The helicopter&#8217;s flight on Thursday was done &#8220;in accordance with published FAA flight routes,&#8221; according to the Army.
Congressional leaders called on the Army and the FAA to prevent more dangerous incidents between military helicopters and commercial aircraft around DCA. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) <a href="https://x.com/sentedcruz/status/1918452272624701941?s=46&amp;t=D2Xwf7zbmcagvzLI-U0uIA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the Army was &#8220;once again putting the traveling public at risk.&#8221;
&#8220;Thank God there was a decisive response from air traffic controllers and pilots, or else these two close calls could have resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives,&#8221; Cruz (R-TX) added. &#8220;I believe it’s time for the FAA to act swiftly and assert control over the national airspace so the Army stops running air taxis for military officials near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.&#8221;
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), chairman of the aviation subcommittee, <a href="https://x.com/JerryMoran/status/1918428042978054438" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;The tragic accident at DCA in January and the data that has come to light on near-misses at DCA over the last four years overwhelmingly demonstrate that new safety measures must be implemented before military helicopters resume operations near the airport. &#8230; The Army and FAA need to reevaluate their operations and return to Capitol Hill to explain what needs to be done to make certain the DCA airspace is safe. We already had a tragedy that should not have happened.&#8221;
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) added, “It is outrageous that only three months after an Army Black Hawk helicopter tragically collided with a passenger jet, the same Army brigade again flew a helicopter too close to passenger jets on final approach at DCA. It is far past time for [Defense] Secretary [Pete] Hegseth and the FAA to give our airspace the security and safety attention it deserves.”

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Army Helicopter Flights Suspended Near DCA After Two Planes Forced To Abort Landings

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An air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, was arrested and charged with battery and assault last week after a fight broke out in the control tower.
The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14548725/Air-traffic-controllers-fight-Reagan-National-Airport-control-tower.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last Friday that two air traffic controllers began throwing punches after an argument. At least six air traffic controllers and a supervisor were likely working when the fight broke out. On Monday, POLITICO <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/air-traffic-controller-charged-scuffle-202004507.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Damon Marsalis Gaines, 39, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was arrested by airport authorities and charged in connection with the scuffle.
“The employee is on administrative leave while we investigate the matter,” the Federal Aviation Administration told <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/5225741-reagan-airport-controller-arrested/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a>. The FAA did not provide any further details about the charges or the nature of the fight in the air traffic control tower.
The arrest of an air traffic controller at DCA follows a deadly plane crash near the airport in January when an American Airlines flight with 64 people aboard collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. While the investigation into the crash continues, authorities believe that DCA&#8217;s air traffic controllers properly warned the helicopter pilots about the inbound American Airlines flight.
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-plane-crash-investigation-ntsb-faa-9da42d267bf44049ecc57763961b0ac4#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in February that the helicopter&#8217;s cockpit recorder appeared to indicate that incomplete radio transmission likely prevented the pilots from hearing air traffic controllers telling them to &#8220;pass behind&#8221; the passenger jet seconds before the collision.
Lawmakers have called for the U.S. military to stop conducting helicopter training runs near the busy airport, and the FAA has banned those particular helicopter routes when planes are flying into the shorter runway at DCA. During a Congressional hearing on the crash, both Republicans and Democrats agreed that the tragedy could have been prevented.

DCA Air Traffic Controller Arrested On Assault Charges After Fight In Control Tower

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Global travel was disrupted on Friday as London’s Heathrow Airport shut down due to a fire that broke out at an electrical station. 
Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports, announced it would be closed until midnight due to a fire that caused two terminals to lose power. The fire, which broke out Thursday, has already <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/londons-heathrow-airport-closed-all-day-friday-after-fire-causes-power-outage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impacted</a> more than 1,300 flights, with authorities telling travelers not to come to the airport. Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-heathrow-airport-experiences-power-outage-due-fire-substation-2025-03-21/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the closure could impact up to 290,000 travelers.
“Due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport, Heathrow is experiencing a significant power outage. To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 23h59 on 21 March,” the airport posted on X. “Passengers are advised not to travel to the airport and should contact their airline for further information. We apologise for the inconvenience.”
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The airport later <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/money-report/britains-heathrow-airport-closes-friday-after-substation-fire-causes-significant-power-outage/4140238/?os=io....dbr5yxkr%26ref%3Dapp&amp;ref=app" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it did not estimate when power would be “reliably restored.” 
&#8220;We expect significant disruption over the coming days and passengers should not travel to the airport under any circumstances until the airport reopens,” a spokesman said. 
The London Fire Brigade <a href="https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2025/march/fire-at-electrical-substation-hayes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the blaze involved around 6,600 gallons of cooling oil. London Police said it was working with firefighting authorities to determine the cause, saying the investigation was ongoing. 
“While there is currently no indication of foul play we retain an open mind at this time,” the police said in a statement. 
The investigation is being led by London’s Counter Terrorism Command because of the location of the power station and the “impact this incident has had on critical national infrastructure,” the Metropolitan Police <a href="https://x.com/metpoliceuk/status/1903058191736549865" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
In addition to the airport disruption, more than 67,000 homes in the area lost power due to the fire, and around 179 people were evacuated from the area by firefighters and police. 
&#8220;I would like to take this opportunity to thank firefighters and Control officers for their courage and professionalism to bring this incident under control in what were very challenging,” said Deputy Commissioner at London Fire Brigade Jonathan Smith.

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An American Airlines flight landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday was forced to abort its landing to avoid hitting another plane taking off on the same runway.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that the incident happened at around 8:20 a.m. EST.
&#8220;An air traffic controller instructed American Flight 2246 to perform a go-around at Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Airport to ensure separation was maintained between this aircraft and a preceding departure from the same runway,&#8221; the statement said.
The FAA said that a &#8220;go-around&#8221; maneuver is a &#8220;safe, routine maneuver performed at the discretion of a pilot or at the request of an air traffic controller.&#8221;
The maneuver aborts a landing and returns the aircraft to a position where it can make another approach to land.
&#8220;American has a no-fault go-around policy as a go-around is not an abnormal flight maneuver and can occur nearly every day in the National Airspace System,&#8221; American Airlines said in a statement. &#8220;It&#8217;s a tool in both the pilot&#8217;s and air traffic controller&#8217;s toolbox to help maintain safe and efficient flight operations, and any assertion that flight 2246&#8217;s canceled approach was more than that is inaccurate.&#8221;
The incident comes after a Southwest Airlines flight had a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/us/chicago-midway-airport-near-miss-planes/index.html">very close call</a> on Tuesday morning at Chicago Midway International Airport.
Southwest Flight 2504 was touching down on the tarmac when a private jet taking off pulled out in front of the plane. The Southwest flight was forced to initiate a go-around, immediately taking off again to avoid a collision.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation into the incident, officials said.
&#8220;We don’t believe that this was an air traffic control issue,&#8221; TSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/ntsb-blames-southwest-chicago-near-miss-flexjet-crew-failure-listen-air-traffic-control">Fox News</a>. &#8220;It appears this was a failure of the flight crew from Flexjet to listen and abide by the instructions of air traffic control.&#8221;

American Airlines Plane And Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Near Reagan National Airport

American Airlines Flight Forced To Abort Landing To Avoid Another Plane Collision

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More than 200 passengers on a Delta flight had to evacuate the plane after an &#8220;engine issue&#8221; forced pilots to avert takeoff at the last second Friday morning.
Photos and videos shared on social media showed people walking away from the Boeing 757-300 on the snow-covered Atlanta tarmac. The plane, which was supposed to fly to Minneapolis, deployed its emergency slides for people to exit, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/travel/delta-evacuation-atlanta-airport/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Four people were injured in the incident.
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Curtis James, a passenger who spoke to CNN, said that the engine burst into flames as the plane was getting ready to take off, but officials have not said whether the plane&#8217;s engine caught fire. Delta said in a statement, &#8220;Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue.”
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One person was transported to a local hospital, and three others were treated for minor injuries at the scene, according to the airport. After the pilots aborted takeoff, passengers were transported from the tarmac to the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the incident. A ground stop for all Delta flights was issued until at least 2:00 p.m., according to <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/weather/winter-storm/four-injured-atlanta-airport-delta-flight-aborts-takeoff/85-c46be660-4a1a-4f2f-ab4e-3a066c6c0bf7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11 Alive</a>.
Severe winter weather moving across parts of the South on Friday hammered Atlanta, causing hundreds of flight cancellations on Friday morning. As of 11:00 a.m. ET, more than 400 flights at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had been canceled, according to FlightAware.

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Delta Flight Aborts Takeoff Over ‘Engine Issue,’ Passengers Forced To Evacuate Plane

Delta Flight Aborts Takeoff Over 'Engine Issue,' Passengers Forced To Evacuate Plane

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Two Delta Airlines planes collided while taxiing at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday morning with one plane&#8217;s tail nearly getting ripped off.
A Delta Airbus A350&#8217;s wing tip “came into contact” with a Delta CRJ 900 regional jet&#8217;s tail while both planes were taxiing to get in position for departure, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/10/travel/delta-planes-collide-taxiing-atlanta-airport/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The Delta CRJ 900 was being operated by Endeavor Airlines. No one was injured in the collision, according to Delta Air Lines spokesman Anthony Black.
Video and photos taken after the collision show the damage to the CRJ 900&#8217;s tail.
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“While Delta Air Lines Flight 295 was taxiing for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526. The Delta Airbus A350 was headed to Tokyo. The Endeavor Bombardier CRJ900 was headed to Lafayette, Louisiana,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, considered the busiest in the world, also released a <a href="https://x.com/ATLairport/status/1833532469972504960" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, saying, &#8220;At 10:07AM, two aircraft made contact at the intersection of taxiways E and H on the north airfield. No injuries are reported. Passengers from one aircraft are being bussed to concourse B; the other aircraft taxied on its own power to its gate. There is minimal impact to ops.&#8221;
According to Delta, there were 221 passengers on the Airbus and 56 passengers on the CRJ 900.
Retired aviation expert Ira Astrachan told The Daily Wire that the collision appears to be the pilots&#8217; fault and not an issue with the ground crew or air traffic control. He said the CRJ 900 turned onto a taxiway and should have pulled up farther to the &#8220;hold short&#8221; line &#8220;so that its nose is as close to that line as possible.&#8221; The CRJ, however, appeared to stop 20 to 30 feet short of the line, meaning its tail was &#8220;still sticking part way into the main taxiway, which is where the Airbus was,&#8221; according to the aviation expert.
&#8220;The co-pilot of the Airbus should have notified the captain, &#8216;Hey, doesn&#8217;t look like we&#8217;re going to clear the tail of that CRJ. We need to stop and have the CRJ pull up,'&#8221; Astrachan said. &#8220;It&#8217;s too bad. That stuff shouldn&#8217;t happen. It&#8217;s two pilots taxiing airplanes; it&#8217;s on them.&#8221;
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Tuesday&#8217;s collision marks the second accident in the past month involving Delta planes at the Atlanta airport. Last month, a Delta employee and a contractor were killed, and a third person was seriously injured when a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/2-killed-after-delta-plane-tire-explodes-at-atlanta-airport" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plane tire exploded</a> in a maintenance area.
The workers had removed the tire from the Delta plane and taken it to the wheel and brake shop when the tire exploded, sending a piece of metal “flying like a missile.” The deadly incident is still being investigated.
This article has been updated to provide additional comments and expert analysis.

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A Delta employee and a contractor at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were killed, and a third person was seriously injured on Tuesday morning when a plane tire exploded, Channel 2 Action News <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/clayton-county/2-dead-1-injured-after-tire-explodes-delta-maintenance-area-near-atlanta-airport/A2WNQFZRIBHJRIXALFKHPTWJDM/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Sources told the local news outlet workers were working on a Delta plane tire in a maintenance area at the airport when it exploded and sent a piece of metal &#8220;flying like a missile.&#8221; Delta Air Lines confirmed that two people were killed in the accident, and another person was injured. It remains unclear what caused the plane&#8217;s tire to explode.
The two victims who were killed have been identified as 58-year-old Mirko Marweg and 37-year-old Luis Aldarondo.
&#8220;The Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of two team members and the injury of another following an incident this morning at the Atlanta Technical Operations Maintenance facility (TOC 3). We have extended our full support to family members and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time,&#8221; the airline said in a statement. &#8220;The Delta family is grateful for the quick action of first responders and medical teams on site. We are now working with local authorities and conducting a full investigation to determine what happened.&#8221;
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There was no update on the condition of the injured Delta employee as of Tuesday afternoon.
Channel 2 Action News reported that flight information showed that the airplane landed in Atlanta from Las Vegas on Sunday night. Airport officials confirmed that the deadly incident has not affected any other flights. The Atlanta airport is considered the <a href="https://www.oag.com/busiest-airports-world#:~:text=Which%20is%20the%20Busiest%20AIrport%20in%20the%20World%3F,2%25%20compared%20to%20last%20month." target="_blank" rel="noopener">busiest</a> in the world.
“I offer my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased Delta employees,&#8221; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens <a href="https://x.com/andreforatlanta/status/1828435315867967937" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;My thoughts are also with those who were injured, and I hope for their swift and full recovery. AFRD, APD, and HJAIA teams are on the scene, working diligently to address the situation.”
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2 Killed After Delta Plane Tire Explodes At Atlanta Airport

Two Killed After Delta Plane Tire Explodes At Atlanta Airport

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> have introduced a long-shot bill that would rename one of the major airports in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area after former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), who is the chief deputy whip of the House GOP, announced on Tuesday that he was leading the endeavor to rename Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as the Donald J. Trump International Airport.
“As millions of domestic and international travelers fly through the airport, there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity, and strength than hearing &#8216;Welcome to Trump International Airport&#8217; as they land on American soil,&#8221; Reschenthaler <a href="https://reschenthaler.house.gov/media/press-releases/reschenthaler-introduces-bill-to-rename-the-washington-dulles-international-airport-as-the-donald-j-trump-international-airport" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
The <a href="https://reschenthaler.house.gov/imo/media/doc/donald_trump_international_airport_bill_text.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two-page bill</a> has several GOP <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7845/cosponsors?s=1&amp;r=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co-sponsors</a>, including Reps. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Barry Moore (R-AL), and Mike Waltz (R-FL).
Other than the name designation, the bill says any &#8220;reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States&#8221; to the airport shall be considered a reference to &#8220;Donald J. Trump International Airport.&#8221;
Trump is in the middle of seeking another term in the White House and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-locks-up-gop-nomination-after-racking-up-4-more-primary-victories" target="_blank" rel="noopener">garnered</a> enough delegates to clinch the GOP nomination after his last primary rival, Nikki Haley, suspended her campaign.
Although the GOP is largely rallying behind Trump&#8217;s candidacy, the bill faces long odds. In the House, Republicans have a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-takes-a-hit-with-dem-winning-contest-to-replace-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slim</a> majority. Democrats control the Senate, while President Joe Biden, who is also running for a second term, is the current occupant of the White House.
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&#8220;This idea is ridiculous, but sadly real,&#8221; Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat running for Virginia governor, <a href="https://twitter.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/1775166784963805627" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;Congress must act on pressing issues like reauthorizing the FAA and passing the national security supplemental. Yet this is what a Member of House Republican leadership focuses on — renaming Virginia’s Dulles airport after Trump.&#8221;
Dulles Airport, which <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/dulles-airport-celebrates-60-year-anniversary-john-f-kennedy-dedication-groundbreaking-airport-jet-airplanes-architect-eero-saarinen-metro-silver-line-extension-richard-golinowski" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrated</a> its 60th anniversary in 2022, was <a href="https://www.flydulles.com/about-airport/history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">named after</a> Secretary of State John Foster Dulles who served under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is one of three major airports in the D.C. area, along with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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Two men who had survived the Hamas October 7 massacre said they were verbally abused and detained by UK Border Force Officers at Manchester Airport on Sunday.
Neria Sharabi and his brother Daniel, whom Channel 12 reported saved dozens of lives during the massacre, were reportedly held by border officers after the officers saw their Israeli passports. The two men told <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-793699">The Jerusalem Post</a> that they informed the police they had come to Great Britain to speak to the Manchester Jewish community about the massacre in order to raise funds for their non-profit aiding victims of the massacre.
Neria Sharabi claimed the officers told them that they “had to make sure that you are not going to do what you are doing in Gaza over there.”
“We kept asking the officials why they had stopped us – was it because we are Israeli or because we are Jewish,” Daniel Sharabi told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13239643/Israeli-brothers-detained-HOURS-anti-Semitic-staff-Manchester-Airport-heroes-Nova-massacre-saved-dozens-Hamas-terrorists-apology.html">The Daily Mail.</a> “Of course they never admitted it, but it was obvious to us it was the only reason. We were shocked at the way we were treated. When someone comes to your country from overseas, you expect to be welcomed and treated in a friendly way, not like this.”
“They just started asking us what we came to do here, and I said to them that I survived the October 7 massacres and I&#8217;m here to share my stories,” Neria Sharabi added. “And the second I said it, he just flipped. From that moment he just started to interrogate us. He told us to ‘sit over there, don&#8217;t move, we need to interrogate you.’ They just started asking us a lot of weird questions, if we&#8217;re still with the army, how long we served, what we do. In the end, they didn&#8217;t find anything, and the cops started to get angry and mad because they got nowhere.”
“The Sharabi brothers were interrogated for two hours about what they were going to talk about and about their past mandatory IDF service,” The Jerusalem Post reported. “They were grilled about how long they served in the army, and what roles they served in.”
 Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region chief executive Marc Levy wrote the Manchester Airport Group a letter in which he stated, “For clarity, the individuals were attending the music festival when terrorists attacked, murdering hundreds of innocent civilians. Instead of fleeing, the brothers, one of whom is a medic, remained at the festival site to save others, combat the terrorists and treat the wounded.”
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We have been made aware that survivors of the 7th October terrorist attack on the Re’Im Music Festival were discriminated against by <a href="https://twitter.com/UKBorder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UKBorder</a> when arriving <a href="https://twitter.com/manairport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@manairport</a>.
We have requested an urgent investigation is commenced and assurances are received to ensure passengers with… <a href="https://t.co/NC0LC0lPAm">pic.twitter.com/NC0LC0lPAm</a>
&mdash; Jewish Representative Council of GM &amp; Region (@JewishMCR) <a href="https://twitter.com/JewishMCR/status/1772340904314949946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“This is another shocking incident where UK government employees target Jews and discriminate against them because they oppose Israel&#8217;s actions in defending itself in Gaza,&#8221; <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-793699">said</a> North West Friends of Israel co-chair Raphi Bloom. “In this case it was a border control officer and last week it was nurses at one of Manchester&#8217;s largest hospitals. Jews are increasingly scared to identify themselves in public places. The UK government has promised to act on extremism and Jew hate but so far these are empty words. These civil servants need to be sacked and the police investigate them for antisemitism immediately.”
“We are investigating this,” UK Home Secretary James Cleverly tweeted. “We do not tolerate antisemitism or any form of discrimination. This incident will be handled in line with our disciplinary procedures.”
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We are investigating this. 
We do not tolerate antisemitism or any form of discrimination. 
This incident will be handled in line with our disciplinary procedures.
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Illegal migrants are now sheltering at international airports in two major cities, first Chicago and now Boston.
One terminal at Boston Logan International Airport has turned into a temporary shelter for nearly 100 migrants now that the city&#8217;s other shelters have reached capacity. Some families <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/migrants-sleep-at-logan-airport-amid-calls-for-more-aid/3258115/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have been</a> sleeping for weeks in Terminal E, where most international flights arrive.
Photos <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12998541/chicago-boston-migrants-logan-airport-sanctuary-city.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">show</a> families sleeping on the floor and on pallets, crowded by other people, blankets, and their belongings.
One woman collected hygiene items for the migrants, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/migrants-sleeping-floor-logan-airport/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telling</a> WBZ that the migrants, many of whom have young children, do not have access to a shower, so they are given wipes to clean themselves.
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First, it was Chicago&#39;s airport housing illegal aliens. 
Now, it’s Boston’s. 
How long until this happens where you live?<a href="https://t.co/ZvqkBACuMw">https://t.co/ZvqkBACuMw</a>
&mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1749878357133562228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Some migrants are <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/state-transportation-building-in-boston-will-house-migrant-families-as-emergency-shelter/3196822/#:~:text=The%20building%2C%20located%20at%2010,maxed%20out%20at%207%2C500%20families." target="_blank" rel="noopener">also</a> camping out in conference rooms at a transportation building in Boston. However, that space is only available at night.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, a Democrat, capped the shelter system at 7,500 families in the fall despite Massachusetts&#8217; right-to-shelter law. Now, 600 families are on a waitlist for shelter, her administration <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/migrants-sleep-at-logan-airport-amid-calls-for-more-aid/3258115/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Earlier this week, Healey and eight other Democratic governors wrote to the Biden administration and congressional leaders <a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/01/23/maura-healey-governor-letters-immigration-reform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asking</a> for more funds to handle the migrant crisis.
&#8220;We need D.C. to act. We need Congress to act,&#8221; Healey said Monday at a press conference.
Healey&#8217;s office <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/migrants-sleeping-floor-logan-airport/#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimates</a> migrants will cost the state $915 million next year. She has asked the state legislature for another $250 million to address the crisis this year, but that funding has not yet been approved.
Massachusetts State Police officers are being paid overtime to patrol the area of the airport where migrants are staying, Healey said.
&#8220;The airport has been a wonderful partner and I really want to thank the folks at the airport who are doing a wonderful job including members of the state police who are working their regular shifts but who are managing the inflow and outflow of folks from the airport,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/migrants-sleeping-floor-logan-airport/#:~:text=%22The%20airport%20has%20been%20a,told%20reporters%20at%20a%20news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Monday.
Meanwhile, however, the CEO of the airport called the migrant situation &#8220;not sustainable&#8221; back in November.
&#8220;When they come to Logan we meet them and we try to assist them, but we have to emphasize that Logan is not an appropriate place to house people,&#8221; Massport interim CEO Ed Freni <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/logan-airport-not-an-appropriate-place-for-migrants-arriving-daily-massport-ceo-says/3194521/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters.
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Chicago <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-migrants-shelter-struggles-bus-arrivals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has had</a> hundreds of migrants sleep in O&#8217;Hare International as the city scrambles for more shelter space and builds more shelters.
The hundreds of recent arrivals, including babies and the elderly, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-airport-now-sheltering-hundreds-of-illegal-migrants-as-city-waits-on-tents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lived</a> in a shuttle bus center at the Chicago airport’s Terminal 1, where they slept on cardboard and used airport bathrooms.
Other major cities are grappling with an influx of thousands of migrants that has also overwhelmed their shelter systems, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-latest-response-to-flood-of-illegals-change-ruling-that-gave-them-right-to-shelter">New York City</a>, which has seen more than 160,000 migrants arrive since spring 2022.

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