Lawmakers praised the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Tuesday for delaying a new policy that would allow knives onto airplanes even as they pushed the agency to drop the idea completely. 

The TSA had been scheduled to begin allowing airline passengers to carry knives with blades smaller than 2.36 inches onto airplanes on Thursday.

After facing intense opposition from lawmakers and airline workers, the agency said on Monday evening that it was pushing back the change in policy.

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Fisker Automotive, which received $192 million in federal loans, has been a target of GOP criticism.

The policy to allow knives with blades shorter than 2.36 inches in airplane cabins was strongly opposed by most lawmakers and law enforcement.

Air travelers reported long delays at airports Monday as the first worker furloughs related to the automatic spending cuts began. 

The Federal Trade Commission is moving to eliminate duplicative fuel economy stickers for vehicles that run on alternative fuels.

On Monday, the agency issued a final rule to scrap labels that describe fuel economy, deferring to the labels that are required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requiring manufacturers to have stickers from two different regulators created undue burdens, the FTC said.

Canadian police have arrested two people in connection with the plotting of a major terrorist attack, according to reports.

Canadian authorities will announced later Monday they are arresting two suspects in Montreal and Toronto, who are expected to appear in court Tuesday, the CBC reported.

The case has no connection to last week’s Boston Marathon bombing, Canadian officials said.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned travelers that sequestration cuts will feel real this summer because of lengthy flight delays.

“Whether traveling from Maine or Montana they should expect a long delay for a flight,” Reid said on the Senate floor Monday. “Millions of Americans who fly will get their first taste of the pain of sequestration.”

Airline delays that result from furloughs at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are examples of why Congress should have reached an agreement to avert the sequester, the White House said Monday.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that "furloughs cannot be avoided" at the FAA, where 70 percent of the operating budget was personnel costs.

"This is a result of sequester that is never meant to be law," Carney said. "And it was never meant to be law because of consequences like this."