What’s a Digital Passport and How Does It Work?

Apple joined Google this week in allowing travelers to add their passports to their cellphone “wallets.” As the holiday travel season nears, here’s what you need to know.

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Some TSA Workers to Get $10,000 Bonus Checks for Shutdown Work

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for some air traffic controllers.

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‘No Idea How Long People Can Hold Out’: Federal Workers Feel Brunt of Shutdown

As more than one million government employees go without pay, many are turning to side jobs and food banks to make ends meet.

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Air Traffic Controllers Reject Credit for Ending the Last Shutdown

Controllers missing work was widely cited as the reason the last shutdown came to an end. But that assumption might have been overblown, according to controllers, aviation safety experts and congressional aides.

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TSA PreCheck: Does It Really Save Time at the Airport?

At the New York-area airports, for example, a lot depends on the terminal.

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Noem’s Spending Rule Causes Delays at Homeland Security Dept.

The secretary’s requirement that she personally approve any expense over $100,000 has created a backlog of “mission critical” contracts, records show.

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Will Trump’s Tariffs Spoil Earnings Season?

General Motors is the latest company to record a hit from the president’s trade war. But so far, investors remain upbeat.

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T.S.A. Officially Tells Air Travelers They Can Keep Their Shoes On

Pointing to “layered screening,” Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, ended two decades of socks and bare feet at U.S. airport checkpoints.

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Trump Administration Ends ‘Quiet Skies’ Traveler Surveillance Program

The program had briefly ensnared Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic congresswoman and now President Trump’s director of national intelligence, who has vocally criticized it as politicized.

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Memorial Day Weekend: Tips on Travel Delays, Cancellations and More

With airports and airlines experiencing delays and cancellations, and staffing shortfalls at national parks, here’s what to know before you go.

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