Airports dealing with traffic controller shortage
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported the first staffing shortages of the day on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, and that has Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the head of the controllers’ union concerned that flight delays could multiply as increasingly stressed-out controllers call out sick.
Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how the Trump administration will reconfigure funding as pain from the second-longest shutdown spreads nationwide.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported the first staffing shortages of the day on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.
Leevy’s Funeral Home says they have partnered with Deidre’s Kitchen, Divine Purpose, and Perfect Printing to help feed those in need.
The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House’s conservative Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the Affordable Care Act.
Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown.
SC DSS says it is Monitoring Federal Government Shutdown for SNAP Impact
Head Start programs for preschoolers nationwide are scrambling for federal funds.
As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands.