The U.S. government shutdown has entered its 36th day, now the longest in American history, with over a million federal workers unpaid and key services disrupted. Democrats are demanding ACA subsidy extensions before reopening the government, while Republicans insist the issue should be addr…
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it will take the extraordinary step of reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 "high-volume" markets beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers exhibit signs of strain during the ongoing government shutdown.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, speaks at a news conference with FAA administrator Bryan Bedford to announce flight cancellations across the country because of the government shutdown Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 at the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)
Monthlong government shutdown in photos: Disruptions, delays and divisions
Volunteer Betty McNeely, right, helps a man bag food items Oct. 28 at Project Feed, an emergency food pantry in Portland, Maine. With no endgame in sight, the U.S. government shutdown is expected to roll on for the unforeseeable future, injecting more uncertainty into an already precarious economy.
Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press
Brock Brooks, a disable Marine Corps veteran, cries Oct. 30 while describing the impending SNAP shutdowns while waiting in line to enter the food pantry service at Calvary Episcopal Church in Louisville, Ky. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, lapsed Saturday.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
Volunteers prepare emergency food packages Oct. 28 at the Tarrant Area Food Bank in Fort Worth, Texas.
LM Otero, Associated Press
Tammy Norton, a furloughed federal employee of 16 years who currently works for the Internal Revenue Service, reacts with emotion Oct. 28 as she talks about running through her limited savings to support her family during the government shutdown, at a food distribution center for federal employees affected by the government shutdown in Dania Beach, Fla. The monthlong government shutdown halted routine federal operations, furloughed about 750,000 federal employees and left others working without pay.
Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press
Volunteer Joel Hernandez helps load a vehicle Oct. 27 during a food distribution targeting federal employee households affected by the federal shutdown as well as SNAP recipients in San Antonio.
Eric Gay, Associated Press
A food and supplies bank is set up Oct. 17 at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nv.
Rio Yamat, Associated Press
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., disputes a reporter's question Oct. 24 as he enters his office at the Capitol in Washington on day 24 of the government shutdown.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
The Capitol is seen at nightfall Oct. 22, day 22 of a government shutdown, in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate GOP whip, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrive for a news conference with top Republicans on the government shutdown Oct. 1 at the Capitol in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Air Traffic Controllers stand Oct. 28 outside Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., distributing leaflets explaining how the federal government shutdown is affecting air travel. Airports have been scrambling with flight disruptions.
Paul Sancya, Associated Press
Travelers sit together and wait Oct. 2 at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore.
Stephanie Scarbrough, Associated Press
TSA agent Sashene McLean, holding her 1-year-old daughter, comes from work to collect a donation of produce, meat and yogurt Oct. 28 at a food distribution center in Dania Beach, Fla., organized to assist federal employees missing paychecks during the government shutdown.
Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters Sept. 30 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington as the U.S. government was on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years.
Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., blame the government shutdown on Democrats during an Oct. 2 news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Americans, meanwhile, are divided on who’s to blame.
J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attends a Sept. 30 news conference about the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats seek an extension of expiring tax credits that helped millions of people afford health insurance, while Republicans say they won’t negotiate until the government is reopened.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, speaks at a news conference with FAA administrator Bryan Bedford to announce flight cancellations across the country because of the government shutdown Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 at the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)
