impasse

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TSA agents, who manage US airport security, have not been paid in more than a month due to the impasse.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

A congressional funding impasse caused thousands of TSA employees to go unpaid, prompting record call-outs and resignations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country," Musk posted on X.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

European Union officials remain hopeful they can resolve the impasse in the coming days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

By February 1922, nine months after the murders of Whitehorn and Anna Brown, the investigations into the cases seemed to have reached a permanent impasse.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann