Us gov't shutdown

DHS suspends PreCheck and Global Entry amid government shutdown

"TSA and Customs and Border Protection are prioritizing the general traveling population at our airports and ports of entry and suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts," Kristi Noem said.

Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal One at O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 1, 2017, in Chicago.
US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

US President Trump signs act to end partial government shutdown

A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

US House faces tight vote on Trump-backed bill to end government shutdown

A view of the US Capitol building a day before a partial government shutdown is scheduled to take place, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025.

US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal


Trump: House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files, we have nothing to hide

Trump calls on House Republicans to vote for releasing Epstein files, dismissing the investigation as a "Democrat hoax" to distract from Republican successes.

US President Donald Trump talks to members of the press next to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on board Air Force One en route to Florida, US, November 14, 2025.

FAA to end mandated cuts in domestic US flights

The FAA lifts flight cuts at 40 US airports after staffing concerns decline, signaling a return to normal operations.

An American Airlines aircraft takes off as airlines cancelled flights at 40 major airports after the government imposed an unprecedented cut to air travel, citing air traffic control safety concerns because of a record-setting government shutdown, in Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 7, 2025.

US freezes flight cuts at 6% as air traffic control absences shrink

The FAA eases flight cuts after air traffic control absences drop, with fewer cancellations and delays as the US government shutdown ends.

Pilots stand among passengers waiting at crowded gates as flight delays persist amid FAA measures more than a month into the ongoing US government shutdown, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, November 10, 2025.

WATCH: Donald Trump signs bill ending longest government shutdown in US history

The US House of Representatives voted to end the government shutdown earlier on Wednesday with six Democrats crossing the aisle to vote yes on the legislation.

US President Donald Trump poses for a photo with senate members after signing the funding bill to end the US government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025

US Senate compromise sets stage for end to government shutdown

The deal cleared an initial Senate hurdle late on Sunday and will would restore funding for federal agencies that lawmakers allowed to expire on October 1 if passed.

 Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference following the weekly policy luncheon, more than a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, November 4, 2025

Senate to vote on bill to end longest ever US gov't shutdown

Senate sources told ABC that there would be “more than enough” Democrats to vote on the bipartisan measure, though most are expected to vote against the measure.

US Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) uses his phone on the US Capitol steps as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, July 1, 2025.

US Supreme Court lets Trump withhold $4 billion in food aid funding for now

The ruling by US District Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island came after the administration said it would provide $4.65 billion in emergency funding to partially cover SNAP benefits for November.

A man returns his empty grocery cart after unloading it, outside Adams County Emergency Food Bank, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. October 31, 2025.

Government shutdown officially becomes longest in US history

Over 1 million federal workers have not received a paycheck, even though as many as 737,000 have continued to work through the shutdown.

An assembly line rotation to prepare grocery carts at Adams County Emergency Food Bank, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. October 31, 2025.

US to cut flights by 4% starting Friday, 40 airports to be affected amid gov't shutdown

The CNN report comes after the administration announced that it would be cutting traffic at the nation's 40 busiest airports. 

Travelers face the commute at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 6, 2025.

USDOT to start flight cuts at 4% Friday, sources say, rising to 10% next week

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.