In this week's news, The Homeland Security Department said the Transportation Security Administration's sudden reversal of its shoes-off rule for airport screenings could be followed by the relaxation of even more restrictions that its PreCheck program was designed to avoid;

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says U.S. travelers no longer have to take their shoes off while going through airport security. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says this change has been in the works since the Biden administration was in office.