Government Shutdown

President Donald Trump gives brief remarks to members of the press after exiting Air Force One on November 9, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump Is Bullying Air Traffic Controllers to Get Back to Work While They’re Still Going Unpaid

5.5% of flights in the U.S. have been cancelled for Monday.

Transportation Matt Novak Nov 10

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Here’s the List of 40 Airports Expected to Be Impacted by Shutdown Flight Reductions

The FAA is reducing flights due to the historically long government shutdown.

Transportation Ece Yildirim Nov 6

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Airports Are on the Verge of a Flight Cancellation Apocalypse

The government shutdown has pushed air traffic controllers to the breaking point.

Transportation Mike Pearl Nov 6

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Delta and United Plead With Congress to End Shutdown

Air traffic controllers missed their first full paycheck earlier this week.

Transportation Ece Yildirim Oct 30

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.

Trump Is Weighing Billions More in Cuts to Clean Energy Projects. Here’s What’s at Stake

Last week, the administration nixed more than $7.5 billion in clean energy project funding. New reports suggest that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Energy Ellyn Lapointe Oct 8

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The Government Shutdown Is Already Leading to Thousands of Flight Delays

Air traffic control towers around the country are running short on staff.

Transportation Ece Yildirim Oct 8

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Thousands of Overworked Air Traffic Controllers Are Now Doing Their Job With No Paycheck in Sight

Air traffic controller union warns of reduced safety in aviation under shutdown

Transportation Ece Yildirim Oct 2

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How a Looming Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Transportation and Cybersecurity

Federal workers across agencies are facing massive layoffs as Democrats and Republicans are in a stand off over funds.

Transportation Ece Yildirim Sep 30

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NASA Accused of Taking Illegal Steps to Implement Trump’s Budget Proposal

In a report titled “The Destruction of NASA’s Mission,” Senate Democrats claim NASA is preemptively carrying out “devastating” cuts by order of the Trump administration.

Space & Spaceflight Ellyn Lapointe Sep 30

These Elephant Seals Are the Only Winners of the Government Shutdown

A northern California beach has been invaded by strange creatures. They awkwardly waddle with their long, slinky noses hung high. About 60 of them have been lounging on the sandy shores of the Point Reyes National Seashore near San Francisco with their mini-mes. These aren’t any ordinary beasts—they’re elephant seals. These marine mammals, whose males…

Conservation Yessenia Funes Jan 31

Some National Parks Reopen as Others Prepare for Cleanup Following Chaotic Shutdown

After President Donald Trump agreed to temporarily reopen the government, the National Park Service on Friday announced that some parks that remained closed during the 35-day shutdown would once again open to welcome visitors. The Associated Press reported that hundreds of parks will be “reopening on a rolling schedule,” with the National Park Service also…

Conservation Catie Keck Jan 27

Here’s What to Do If You’re Stuck in Flight-Delay Hell

So, you’re one of the thousands of people currently stuck in airport limbo as the FAA grapples with staffing shortages. You’ve watched in dismay as flight boards flip from green to red. You’re tired and just want to get where you need to go. What do you do? Step 1: Cry. It’s okay. Let it…

Tech News Victoria Song Jan 25

Flights Delayed at Several Major Airports Due to Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortage During Shutdown

It’s day 35 of President Trump’s government shutdown with no end in sight. And it’s only getting worse. The latest: flights at New York’s LaGuardia airport, New Jersey’s Newark airport, and Philadelphia International Airport have been delayed due to staffing issues at air traffic control centers, according to the FAA’s website. NBC New York reports…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 25

Orbital Sculpture Stays Flaccid Due to Government Shutdown

An inflatable space sculpture launched to orbit in December remains unfurled, in one of the more unanticipated consequences of the ongoing government shutdown in the United States. Designed by U.S. artist Trevor Paglen, the Orbital Reflector was launched to low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on December 3, 2018, along with dozens…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Jan 25

Air Safety Is ‘Deteriorating by the Day’ Thanks to the Shutdown, Aviation Workers Warn

Even as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) strives to imbue confidence in the nation’s aviation system amid the unprecedented government shutdown—now in its 34th day—air traffic controllers, pilots, and flight attendants are speaking out about a “growing concern” for the “safety and security” of airlines workers and travelers. Union leaders representing the workers warned in…

Tech News Dell Cameron Jan 24

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Bribe TSA and CBP Officers Than During President Trump’s Shutdown

It’s day 34 of President Trump’s government shutdown with no end in sight. And while most of the media’s attention has been focused on the long lines at airport security and food that’s going uninspected, there’s another topic that isn’t getting much coverage: the potential for rampant corruption. There’s literally never been a better time…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 24

GoFundMe Kicks Off Campaign to Help Government Workers Affected by Trump’s Shutdown

Faced with impossible circumstances forced by the longest shutdown in U.S. history, hundreds of government workers have turned to GoFundMe to help pay for things like medicine and groceries. Now, GoFundMe has initiated its own relief fund to help ease the burden for workers without pay. The company partnered with Deepak Chopra on the campaign…

Tech News Catie Keck Jan 20

Government Workers Turn to Craigslist to Pay Bills and Rent as Shutdown Wears On

If you search words like “shutdown” on Craigslist in any major city in the country right now, you’ll likely find increasingly desperate people. Roughly 800,000 government workers and countless contractors aren’t getting a paycheck right now. And the resulting classified ads one sign of the heavy toll the shutdown is taking on those stuck in…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 18

The U.S. Government Was Supposed to Tell Us How Hot 2018 Was Today, But, the Shutdown

If you’re wondering exactly how warm it was in 2018, you may have to wait for the U.S. government to start functioning again. Every year around this time, NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) release their annual checkup on Earth’s climate. Independent climate nonprofit Berkeley Earth also puts out its annual report, as…

Earther Maddie Stone Jan 17

Thousands of Workers at FDA and FAA Head Back to Work Without Pay to Inspect Food and Planes

President Donald Trump seems to have figured out a solution to the government shutdown: Just make everybody work for free. It’s day 26 of Trump’s shutdown and the president still insists that he’ll keep the government closed until he gets over $5 billion for his stupid wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. But airplanes aren’t being…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 16

Government Shutdown

Trump Is Bullying Air Traffic Controllers to Get Back to Work While They’re Still Going Unpaid

Here’s the List of 40 Airports Expected to Be Impacted by Shutdown Flight Reductions

Airports Are on the Verge of a Flight Cancellation Apocalypse

Delta and United Plead With Congress to End Shutdown

Trump Is Weighing Billions More in Cuts to Clean Energy Projects. Here’s What’s at Stake

The Government Shutdown Is Already Leading to Thousands of Flight Delays

Thousands of Overworked Air Traffic Controllers Are Now Doing Their Job With No Paycheck in Sight

How a Looming Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Transportation and Cybersecurity

NASA Accused of Taking Illegal Steps to Implement Trump’s Budget Proposal

These Elephant Seals Are the Only Winners of the Government Shutdown

Some National Parks Reopen as Others Prepare for Cleanup Following Chaotic Shutdown

Here’s What to Do If You’re Stuck in Flight-Delay Hell

Flights Delayed at Several Major Airports Due to Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortage During Shutdown

Orbital Sculpture Stays Flaccid Due to Government Shutdown

Air Safety Is ‘Deteriorating by the Day’ Thanks to the Shutdown, Aviation Workers Warn

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Bribe TSA and CBP Officers Than During President Trump’s Shutdown

GoFundMe Kicks Off Campaign to Help Government Workers Affected by Trump’s Shutdown

Government Workers Turn to Craigslist to Pay Bills and Rent as Shutdown Wears On

The U.S. Government Was Supposed to Tell Us How Hot 2018 Was Today, But, the Shutdown

Thousands of Workers at FDA and FAA Head Back to Work Without Pay to Inspect Food and Planes

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