US Government employees and politicians get special status from TSA:
Government employees and politicians get preferential treatment from the Transportation Security Administration simply for being government employees and politicians. Ref. Source 6
ACLU sues TSA for airport 'behavioral detection' program:
The TSA uses the so-called behavioral detection system as part of its Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques program, whereby special trained officers look out for suspicious passengers who are then sent for further screening. Ref. Source 4