Vice President Dick Cheney, who gained unprecedented power and access as second-in-command to President George W. Bush, died Monday at the age of 84. In the months post 9/11, Cheney urged Bush to suspend the Geneva Conventions for suspected Al Qaeda prisoners in order to use more extreme interrogation techniques against them. It would turn out to be one of the most momentous decisions of the Bush administration—and a demonstration of the working relationship between President and VP. #WBushPBS #

Some fliers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport could hardly believe their eyes when a SkyWay shuttle at the Houston hub gave them a bird’s-eye view of the long, snaking check-in lines amid TSA staff shortages caused by the government shutdown. Carissa Wages told Storyful she felt lucky to “only” have to wait two or three hours as she traveled on Sunday, November 2. She described the situation as “crazy” and said she would have missed her flight had it not been delayed. Local media reported