More than 1,000 flights canceled today largely due to cuts tied to shutdown

  27m ago Several major airports with ground delay programs in place Several major airports had ground delay programs in effect Saturday evening due to low staffing triggers, which means that the airport’s airspace is facing a shortage of air traffic controllers to work the facility. The airports with ground delay programs, which are issued

More than 1,000 flights canceled today due to cuts tied to shutdown

  2:31 PM Airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights on second day of cuts U.S. airlines on Saturday canceled more than 1,000 flights following the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce air traffic amid traffic controller shortages caused by the government shutdown, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions. So far, the second

Senate holds rare Saturday session aimed at ending shutdown

  8m ago Thune says “minibus” package of appropriations bills is “almost ready” Thune told reporters that the GOP conference is working to finalize the text of the “minibus,” or the package of three appropriations bills that Republicans hope will entice moderate Democrats to vote to advance the continuing resolution that would reopen the government.

Trump admin. asks judge to allow U.S. to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The Trump administration late Friday urged a federal judge in Maryland to allow immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the West African country of Liberia, saying the U.S. government has cleared the final legal hurdle in the deportation process. Abrego Garcia’s case has been at the center of the national debate over President Trump’s