The Trump administration is moving to end the requirement that passengers remove their shoes when going through airport security, according to multiple reports. The much-hated shoe removal mandate, which has been in place since 2006, is being gradually phased out in the coming weeks, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who have told multiple news outlets. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the news on Tuesday morning.  The phase-out began at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Portland International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, and Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina, CBS News reported.  On Tuesday morning, Leavitt posted, “Big news from [the Department of Homeland Security]!” in response to an X news post on the policy change.    Big news from @DHSgov! ✈️? https://t.co/GJjd2UQMki — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) July 8, 2025 “TSA and DHS are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience and our strong security posture,” a TSA spokesman told the New York Times on Monday. “Any potential updates to our security process will be issued through official channels.” The news was first reported by Gate Access on July 4, which stated that the TSA had begun circulating the updated shoe guidance. Before the change, visitors enrolled in the TSA PreCheck program were permitted to keep their shoes, belts, and jackets on and were not required to remove laptops or liquids from their bags.  Some conservative commentators praised the move from the Trump administration. “Rejoice, you no longer have to take your shoes off to go through TSA airport security. Always a moronic rule that didn’t seem likely to make any of us safer. But this removal is likely to make airport security lines run way smoother,”  Outkick founder Clay Travis said. In December 2001, a month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, airline passenger Richard Reid attempted to ignite explosive devices hidden in his shoes while on a flight from Paris to Miami. Still considered a threat years later, the shoe removal policy was first instituted in 2006 as a way to screen airline passengers for explosives. Reid, known as the shoe bomber, had homemade bombs containing 10 ounces of explosive materials hidden in his shoes that the FBI said would have blown a hole in the plane’s fuselage if detonated successfully. After pleading guilty to eight terrorism-related charges, Reid was sentenced to life in prison. 

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Books publishing news Revealing This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews The start of a new epic fantasy series — arriving March 2026! By Reactor | Published on July 8, 2025 Photo credit: Helen Gordon Comment 0 Share New Share Photo credit: Helen Gordon We’re thrilled to share the cover of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, the start of a new epic fantasy series from Ilona Andrews—available March 31, 2026 from Tor Books. When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter, it doesn’t take her long to recognize Kair Toren, a city she knows intimately from the pages of the famously unfinished dark fantasy series she’s been obsessively reading and re-reading while waiting years for the final novel.Her only tools for navigating this gritty world of rival warlords, magic, and mayhem? Her encyclopedic knowledge of the plot, the setting, and the characters’ ambitions and fates. But while she quickly discovers she cannot be killed (though many will try!), the same cannot be said for the living, breathing characters she’s coming to love—a motley band that includes a former lady’s maid, a deadly assassin, various outrageous magical creatures, and a dangerously appealing soldier. Soon, instead of trying to get home, she finds herself enmeshed in the schemes—and attentions—of dueling princes, dukes, and villains, all while trying to save them and the kingdom of Rellas from the way she knows their stories will end: in a cataclysmic war.For fans of Samantha Shannon, Danielle L. Jensen, Sarah J. Maas, and isekai and portal fantasy, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the beginning of the most epic adventure yet from genre powerhouse author duo Ilona Andrews. Cover art and design by Andrew Davis Buy the Book This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me Ilona Andrews Book 1 of Maggie the Undying Buy Book This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me Ilona Andrews Book 1 of Maggie the Undying Book 1 of Maggie the Undying Buy this book from: AmazonBarnes and NobleiBooksIndieBoundTarget Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade. (Gordon is still sore about that.) Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Texas with their two children and many dogs and cats. They have co-authored several bestselling series, including the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels, rustic fantasy of the Edge, paranormal romance of Hidden Legacy, and weekly serial Innkeeper Chronicles. For a complete list of their books, fun extras, and Innkeeper installments, please visit their website. The post Revealing <i>This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me</i> by Ilona Andrews appeared first on Reactor.