USPS and United Airlines. Joe Raedle | Grace Hie Yoon | Anadolu | Getty Images As the U.S.-Iran war enters its fifth week, consumers are facing economic consequences that impact everything from travel planning to mail delivery. Companies and other organizations are increasingly preparing for an environment in which the conflict — and subsequent jolt…
Security screening at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, March 27, 2026. Myung J. Chun | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Travelers continue facing long lines at airports across the U.S. as a partial government shutdown drags on. TSA wait time by airport TSA PreCheck vs. regular security lines TSA PreCheck is a program…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The Senate early Friday morning advanced a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, in a move to end the partial…
An seatback on an American Airlines Boeing 737. Leslie Josephs/CNBC Bringing screens back to American Airlines‘ narrow-body planes is under “serious consideration” and a decision could be made as early as next month, according to a person familiar with the matter. It would be part of a major revamp of American’s in-flight entertainment and Wi-Fi…
President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting Thursday urged Congress to find a quick resolution to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that’s leading to increasing headaches for air travelers. “They need to end the shutdown immediately, or we’ll have to take some very drastic measures,” Trump said from the White House. He didn’t describe…
President Donald Trump said he’s considering sending the National Guard to U.S. airports, two days after the administration sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to several major U.S. airports following hourslong waits for travelers because of the partial government shutdown. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump blamed Democrats for the shutdown, which began Feb. 14….
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent looks on passengers queue to go through security at New York’s LaGuardia airport on March 22, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images NEW YORK — Andrew Leonard showed up at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 4:45 a.m. on Monday for his 7 a.m. flight to Seattle….
An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. I don’t know about you, but…
Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will deploy to airports on Monday to help ease security lines amid the Department of Homeland Security…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House for Florida, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 20, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send federal immigration agents to U.S. airports unless congressional Democrats immediately agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security. “I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents…
