Kevin Warsh needs to be confirmed as Fed Chair in order to avoid an economic shutdown

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Kevin Warsh would like to start as Fed chairman yesterday, but his nomination as the head of the central bank remains in limbo. The longer it does, the more the country’s economy is at risk. With all that’s going on in the world, oil prices rising and inflation looming, it’s easy to forget that Warsh […]


Delta suspends perk for Congress members, cites DHS shutdown

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A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 plane passes by the Capitol dome in Washington as it comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Nov. 9, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images No sky perks for you! Delta Air Lines suspended its airport escorts and red coat services […]


Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports if DHS shutdown doesn’t end

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House for Florida, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 20, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump on ​Saturday ​threatened ​to send federal ⁠immigration agents ‌to U.S. ⁠airports unless congressional Democrats immediately ‌agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security. “I will move our ⁠brilliant and ‌patriotic ‌ICE Agents […]


» Kim Kelly on the Difference Between a General Strike and a National Shutdown (And Why It Matters)

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On January 23, thousands of people across the state of Minnesota took part in a massive day of action to protest ICE’s violent occupation of their home. Despite subzero temperatures, the day saw between 50,000 and 100,000 people hit the streets to demand justice for Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman murdered by an ICE agent […]


Delta lost estimated $200 million from record-long US government shutdown, CEO says

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The longest government shutdown on record cost Delta Air Lines an estimated $200 million, CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday in the first disclosure by a U.S. airline regarding the shutdown’s financial impact. Bastian told investors that refunds “grew significantly” as bookings also slowed amid the uncertainty in air travel caused by the 43-day shutdown, contributing […]


NSW pokies face mandatory daily shutdown reforms

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The Minns Labor Government in Australia is bringing in a major shake-up as it’s bringing in a six hour shutdown of gambling machines. To bring this into reality, it’s revoking the exemptions that are enabling pubs and clubs to vary the hours their venues can operate gaming machines. This means, under the new law, New […]


Air traffic controllers with perfect shutdown attendance to get bonus

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An airplane takes off from New York’s Laguardia Airport after the FAA ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. Ryan Murphy | Reuters Air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive […]


Air traffic controllers are still short after government shutdown

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Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on November 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. has been scrambling to hire more air traffic controllers for years. The longest-ever federal government shutdown might have made that even harder. “We need more of them […]


Government shutdown: Flight delays, cancellations worsen

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Flight timings and cancellations are displayed on the departures board, a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Flight cancellations were again piling up on Monday as air traffic controller shortages, worsened by the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown, […]


U.S. flight cancellations begin after FAA shutdown order

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U.S. airlines started cancelling hundreds of flights on Friday, hours after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the cuts amid the more-than-monthlong government shutdown. The cuts were ordered as air traffic controllers have missed their paychecks due to the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. Air traffic control staffing shortages have been disrupting flights […]