Trump Official Issues Air Travel Safety Warning as Government Shutdown Causes Major Flight Delays

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that air traffic controllers are feeling increasing pressure at work amid the government shutdown for which Republicans and Democrats are both holding ... Read More

Trump official issues air travel safety warning amid government shutdown

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the government shutdown could impact air traffic controllers' ability to do their jobs. Read More

Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country

The impact of the government shutdown hit travelers across the United States Monday, as air traffic controllers called out sick, closing a control tower and leading to delays at major airports. Read More

How the Government Shutdown Is Impacting Travel

The federal government officially shut down for the first time in nearly seven years after Congress failed to pass a funding bill for the new fiscal year by the October 1 deadline. As a result, ... Read More

Staffing shortages cause air travel delays as the government shutdown nears the one-week mark

The federal government shutdown is now nearing the one-week mark, with no end to the impasse in sight. Follow for live updates. Read More

Government shutdown disrupts air travel nationwide as FAA warns of staff shortages

More air traffic controllers – who are working without pay amid the ongoing government shutdown – have called out sick. The FAA is now warning of staffing shortages. Read More

The Shutdown Will Not Stop Flights but Could Hurt Air Travel if It Persists

During the last government shutdown, which began in late 2018, many demoralized workers called out sick or did not show up to work. Read More

National Guard troops from Texas arrive near Chicago

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced questions from senators about President Donald Trump's National Guard deployments in U.S. cities and files related to Epstein. Read More

Defiant Bondi Stonewalls Democrats on Epstein and Homan Investigations

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, asked her about the Justice Department’s decision to drop an investigation into Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s border czar, who was ... Read More

Trump uses government shutdown to threaten firings and punishment

President Donald Trump seeks to reshape the federal workforce during the shutdown via mass firings with the support of OMB's Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025. Read More