Government Shutdown

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday ordered a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major airports, citing mounting air traffic control safety risks as the government shutdown entered its 36th day — the longest in US history. The…
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Republican U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the abolition of the Senate filibuster rule to break a Democratic blockade as the government shutdown entered its 30th day. The filibuster requires 60 votes in the 100-member…
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More than 4,000 flights across the United States were delayed on Monday, with at least 118 cancellations, as the 27-day government shutdown continued to cripple the nation’s air travel network. The delays follow mounting staff shortages at…
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A potential US government shutdown was narrowly avoided after the Senate passed a short-term funding bill on Thursday afternoon, following a House vote earlier that day. The Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, spoke on the floor before…
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The White House on Friday directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of…
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