Houston area airports have among the longest wait times in the U.S. as the partial federal government shutdown continues without Transportation Security Agents last being paid

Travelers heading to the airport may soon notice a larger federal presence inside terminals, as immigration officers are being deployed to help with security staffing shortages across the country.

The industrials sector was one of 2026's success stories, until the recent jump in oil prices sent investors running for cover.

Monday’s deployments came as hundreds of thousands of Homeland Security workers, including from the TSA, U.S. Secret Service and Coast Guard, have worked without pay since Congress failed to renew DHS...