Fox News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the ongoing government shutdown, efforts to break the Senate filibuster and growing concerns about possible missed federal paychecks for “Varney & Co.”
Some major U.S. airports are refusing to release a video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown that led to major flight delays.
These airports are in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Charlotte, North Carolina and Cleveland, Ohio, according to reports. Three New York airports also reportedly refused to release the video.
“Democrats in Congress are refusing to fund the federal government, and because of that, a lot of our operations are affected and most of our TSA employees are working without pay,” Noem said in the 37-second video obtained by Fox News.
The two northwest airports, Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) and Portland, told FOX 13 Seattle why they did not release the video.
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Passengers check in at the American Airlines counter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, October 10, 2025. (Li Rui/Xinhua/Getty Images)
Sea-Tac staff told the TV station they support bipartisan efforts to end the shutdown and are working to support unpaid employees.
Portland airport staff released a statement obtained by FOX 13 saying they did not consent to the release of the video because they believed it violated the Hatch Act and Oregon state law, both of which prohibit government employees from engaging in partisan political activity.
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A man checks a flight information display board at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia October 10, 2025. (Li Rui/Xinhua/Getty Images)
Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents are still required to report to work during the government shutdown, but they are not being paid, Reuters reported.
They are expected to receive partial pay this week for work done before the shutdown began.
An American Airlines plane taxis at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport November 9, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona. (DANIEL SLIM/AFP/Getty Images)
Republican and Democratic leaders blame the other side for the shutdown, which began Oct. 1 after Congress failed to approve new spending legislation.
“Every day that Republicans refuse to negotiate to end this lockdown, the worse things get for Americans and the clearer it becomes who is fighting for them,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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In 2019, during a 35-day shutdown, the number of TSA screeners and agents’ absences increased as workers missed paychecks, extending wait times at checkpoints at some airports. Authorities were then forced to slow air traffic in New York, putting pressure on lawmakers to quickly end the standoff.
Reuters contributed to this report.
