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Liquid carry-on limits 'may be the next big announcement' from TSA
Days after announcing that travelers would no longer need to take their shoes off for TSA screening before flights, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hinted at another possible change. Speaking at The Hill and NewsNation's Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday, Noem said, 'The liquids I'm questioning, so that may be the next big announcement is what size your liquids need to be.' Homeland Security oversees the Transportation Security Administration. Currently, air travelers are limited to taking 3.4 ounces of liquid per container through airport security, with exceptions for items like medicine, breastmilk/formula and baby food. Travelers who accidentally pack more in their carry-on bags get flagged for extra screening, prolonging the process for them and potentially fellow travelers. 'Hopefully, the future of an airport, where I'm looking to go, is that you walk in the door with your carry-on suitcase, you walk through a scanner and go right to your flight,' Noem told NewsNation host Blake Burman. 'Takes you one minute to get through." When the Secretary announced travelers could keep their shoes on for screenings on July 8, she noted that TSA has made advancements in its screening procedures. At Wednesday's summit, Noem added, 'I'm working with several different companies with technologies to give us competitive bids on what they actually can do, and you will see us pilot this at a couple of airports before it gets implemented nationwide.' The Department of Homeland Security and TSA told USA TODAY in a statement: 'Secretary Noem and TSA are constantly looking for ways to enhance security and improve the travel experience for the public. Any announcements on policy changes will be made through official channels.'
Politico
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- Politico
Russ Vought: Appropriations process ‘has to be less bipartisan'
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought isn't interested in giving assurances to lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the White House will abide by any bipartisan spending agreements made this year. 'The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan,' Vought told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast Thursday. With Republicans in full control of government, he said now is the time for reining in spending, even without input from Democrats on Capitol Hill. He did not lay out a legislative path for partisan spending bills to clear the Senate, where 60 votes are required to pass legislation. Vought said he's looking to 'change the paradigm' of the way appropriations has worked, pointing to the continued use of stopgap spending bills. When specifically asked if he would reassure Democratic appropriators that the White House would abide by bipartisan spending agreements or commit to not using rescissions on future appropriations bills, he simply said he would not. 'There is no voter in the country that went to the polls and said, 'I'm voting for a bipartisan appropriations process,'' Vought said. 'That may be the view of something that appropriators want to maintain.' He did, however, acknowledge that federal spending power lies with Congress. 'It is one of the most constitutional foundational principles, but that power of the purse does not mean — It's a ceiling. It is not a floor,' he said. Vought reiterated his view and that of President Donald Trump that the 51-year-old Impoundment Control Act, which bars the president from withholding congressionally approved funds without asking Congress, is unconstitutional. Vought's comments on the appropriations process come as the White House is on the precipice of a major win with the first partisan rescission package expected to pass the House this week. 'We are willing to send up additional rescissions. I think if this continues to pass, we're likely to send up another rescissions package that would come soon, and we'll be working on that to try to get that across the finish line,' Vought said. 'We're not there yet.'
CNBC
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U.S. auto safety agency shedding more than 25% of employees: Reuters
The U.S. auto safety agency is shedding more than 25% of its employees under financial incentive programs to depart the government offered by the Trump administration, according to data provided to Congress seen by Reuters. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, part of the Transportation Department, is shrinking from 772 employees as of May 31 to 555 under the program. The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Agency are also both losing more than 25% of their staff. Representative Rick Larsen, top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, expressed concerns about the cuts, questioning how USDOT can "expedite project delivery and advance safety with a decimated workforce."
