US airports face major delays amid air traffic controller shortage during shutdown

US airports face major delays amid air traffic controller shortage during shutdown

Flights at Orlando, Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, DC airports were delayed on Thursday due to a shortage of air traffic controllers during the US government shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Delays averaged more than two hours at Orlando, 90 minutes at National Airport in Washington and 21 minutes at Dallas, the agency said. FlightAware,…

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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Firing Employees During Government Shutdown

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Firing Employees During Government Shutdown

Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 01:38 IST Judge Susan Illston barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the shutdown, siding with unions like AFGE and AFSCME challenging mass layoffs as illegal. Since the shutdown came into force on October 1, the Republican administration has slashed jobs in education, health and other areas that were…

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Trump open to healthcare deal, says government must reopen as shutdown enters day 6

Trump open to healthcare deal, says government must reopen as shutdown enters day 6

US President Donald Trump cracked the door slightly to negotiations with Democrats on the health care subsidies they’ve made central to the shutdown fight, then abruptly closed it Monday, leaving the two sides once again at a seemingly intractable impasse. Democrats are conditioning their support for a short-term funding patch on extending the health subsidies…

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ट्रम्प चौथी बार फंडिंग बिल पास कराने में फेल:  अमेरिका में शटडाउन जारी; डेमोक्रेट्स समर्थन देने को राजी नहीं

ट्रम्प चौथी बार फंडिंग बिल पास कराने में फेल: अमेरिका में शटडाउन जारी; डेमोक्रेट्स समर्थन देने को राजी नहीं

Washington DC4 minutes ago Copy link President Donald Trump has not passed the funding bill for the fourth consecutive time on Friday. This has led to the fourth day of the ongoing shutdown in the US. The Republican -backed bill in the Senate received 54 votes, while 60 votes were required to pass. Opposition Democrats…

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Amid US Government Shutdown, Trump Hints At Targeting ‘Democrat Agencies’

Amid US Government Shutdown, Trump Hints At Targeting ‘Democrat Agencies’

Last Updated:October 02, 2025, 23:23 is The US federal government has now entered its second day of shutdown, the first in nearly seven years, throwing hundreds of thousands of federal employees into uncertainty. US President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors. (Image…

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