America's airport-security agency, housed within the Department of Homeland Security. More than 450 TSA officers quit during the DHS funding standoff in early 2026, in which staff were required to keep working without pay. On March 23rd 2026 nearly 11% of TSA officers called in sick, leading to hours-long queues at airports. Donald Trump dispatched ICE agents to help, but the union representing TSA officers said this was unsafe and unhelpful: ICE agents are not trained to screen passengers.
senility, n.: The state of mind of elderly persons with whom one happens to disagree.