impasse

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TSA agents, who manage US airport security, have not been paid in more than a month due to the impasse.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

European Union officials remain hopeful they can resolve the impasse in the coming days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Despite the apparent impasse, the United States has proposed another round of Russia-Ukraine talks next week, Zelensky said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Anderson says the men have reached an impasse and is asking a judge to dissolve their business connections.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

How the incoming president would have resolved this impasse if Jefferson had agreed to resume the collaboration is impossible to know.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis