impasse

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After more than five weeks of working without pay due to a funding impasse, most TSA employees received two, full retroactive paychecks on Monday, according to union officials and a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

Billionaire Elon Musk posted on X on Saturday offering to pay TSA workers during the funding impasse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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

The war is at an impasse, spirits are low.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank