The catch is, though, bonuses will only go to a select number of TSA agents who went “above and beyond,” according to Noem’s statement. The Transportation Security Administration employs about 65,000 workers, of which more than 50,000 are transportation security officers.

Travelers may still have to deal with flight issues for days after the end of the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The longest federal government shutdown in history is now history, and agencies and services are starting to slowly come back to normal.

President Donald Trump holds a late-night signing ceremony after six Democrats help Republicans pass a bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history. A newly sworn-in Democratic House member becomes the 218th signature calling for a vote to force the release of the Epstein files.

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they’ll negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford th