Us gov't shutdown

US to slash air traffic by 10% at 40 airports amid shutdown

US Transportation Secretary confirms reduction at 40 major airports starting Friday after the gov't shutdown left 63,000 workers without pay, worsening staff shortages and increasing delays.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a press conference on the impact of the ongoing federal government shutdown on air travel, at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 28, 2025.
 An American Airlines plane sits at a gate at Logan Airport ahead of the July 4 holiday in Boston, Massachusetts. June 28, 2023.

US Transportation Secretary warns US gov't shutdown could force US air traffic closure

The U.S. Capitol during the thirteenth day of the U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 13, 2025.

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 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement official

ICE, Border Patrol agents to receive pay during government shutdown


US government lurches toward shutdown, Trump threatens fresh cuts

A Senate vote failed to extend US government funding, pushing the nation toward a shutdown as Trump threatens more federal layoffs.

The U.S. Capitol, hours before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025.

US Congress averts government shutdown, passing $1.2 trillion bill

Senate leaders spent hours on Friday negotiating a number of amendments to the budget bill that ultimately were defeated.

The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, US, November 16, 2021.

Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown imminent

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the chamber might still pass a funding extension without the conservative policies that had alienated Democrats.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wields the speaker's gavel as members of Congress gather on the House floor to attend U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, February 7, 2023.

Democrats mobilize to extend government funding, avert shutdown

If it passes, the House of Representatives could vote quickly and send the measure to President Joe Biden to sign into law before the start of the new fiscal year on Friday.

 Senator Mark Kelly arrives at the US Capitol to vote as the Senate works to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill in Washington, US, August 8, 2021.

US Congress passes stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown

Assuming Trump approves the stopgap measure, lawmakers will try to beat a Sunday midnight deadline.

U.S. house Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announces the House of Representatives managers, including Reps'. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Slyvia Garcia (D-TX) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) for the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington,

Talks to avert U.S. government shutdown break down over detention policies

No further talks were scheduled, a source told Reuters on Sunday on condition of anonymity.

A WORKER STANDS next to a newly built section of the US border fence at Sunland Park, New Mexico, opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, on Wednesday. Picture taken from the Mexico side of the border.

Anti-BDS bill advanced by Senate, U.S.-Israel security ties boosted

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, supports both measures and is actively recruiting Democratic votes for its bipartisan passage.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio

U.S. gov't in fourth week of shutdown amid stalemate

National parks also remain shuttered, food and drug inspections have been curtailed and key economic data is on hold, among other impacts.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on the eve of the U.S. mid-term elections

Democrats vote to delay passage of Israel bill until shutdown ends

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, said his caucus will not vote in favor of any bills until the crisis passes.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, accompanied by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), speaks with reporters following the weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 2, 2018