TSA agents are finally getting some back pay

A TSA agent surveys the security line at New York LaGuardia airport.

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• Most TSA agents finally received paychecks on Monday after weeks of working without pay, DHS said.
• President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing DHS to pay TSA agents.
• The partial government shutdown is ongoing, so future pay for TSA agents remains uncertain.

After working weeks without paychecks, most Transportation Security Administration agents are finally getting some back pay.