The Department of Homeland Security announced Saturday that it would scrap TSA PreCheck at airports, effective at 6 a.m. Sunday. Hours later, the department reversed course, after what The Washington Post reported was direct intervention from the White House to stop the move.
The plan, attributed to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her adviser Corey Lewandowski, was dropped under pressure before it could take effect. Only a pause to Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry program went ahead as planned, The Independent reported.
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