For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers no longer have to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain ...

In a potential shift in airport security protocols, passengers may soon find themselves exempt from the customary practice of presenting their identification and boarding passes to Transportation ...

DHS said TSA plans to conduct a study over the coming year to explore ways to collect additional passenger information on alarms during checkpoint security screening. A new report from the Government ...

Darby LaJoye, TSA assistant administrator for security operations, told The Wall Street Journal the administration has been considering making changes at X-ray machines for nearly 18 months.

Across the country, TSA officers found 6,542 firearms at airport security checkpoints, up from 5,972 in 2021 and 4,432 in 2019. These were the top five airports for TSA checkpoint firearm ...

The TSA is phasing out mandatory shoe removal at security checkpoints in several U.S. airports, a policy change that began on ...

Pictures of the item that was pulled by TSA security at the airport in Virginia. While it looked like an iPhone, the device was actually a stun gun.

— TSA (@TSA) June 9, 2025 As a general guideline, solid food items like crackers, nuts, cakes and cooked meat are permitted to bring in both carry-on and checked bags . Explore More ...

The TSA was created after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when hijackers smuggled knives and box cutters through security to use as weapons as they commandeered four airplanes and slammed ...