Senator decries new shoes-on security policy at US airports as ‘reckless’

Nine months after US airports allowed passengers to pass through scanners without taking off their shoes, rescinding the stringent policy after almost two decades, a top senator claimed the "reckless" move could put passengers in danger. 

The policy amounts to a "potentially catastrophic security deficiency", according to Tammy Duckworth, Democrat for Illinois, and ranking member of the Senate commerce, science and transportation (CST) aviation subcommittee...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/tsa-shoes-off-on-policy-airport-security

 

Trump: War Is Over | Hegseth's Shellfish Splurge | The Florsheim Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zv2WYrK0yg

 

Trump reportedly gifts cabinet members and White House visitors with Florsheim shoes

Some administration officials snipe about having to wear middling footwear instead of their upmarket favorites…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/trump-florsheim-shoes

 

How Private Equity Buried Payless - NYTimes

Finance-driven capitalism was supposed to make the economy more dynamic. A failed shoe chain shows why it hasn’t happened.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/upshot/payless-private-equity-capitalism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Why Arizona’s governor just yanked funds for a Nike plant over a shoe - The Washington Post

Is taking a stand to shore up your conservative credentials more politically valuable than touting bringing new jobs to your state? Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, has apparently calculated that it is.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/02/why-arizonas-governor-just-yanked-funds-nike-plant-over-shoe/