Travel expert optimistic as FAA eases flight restrictions at Logan Airport after shutdown

The travel turnaround is in effect at Logan Airport, ahead of the Federal Aviation Administration rolling back flight restrictions after a week of travel nightmares.

The record-long shutdown is over. What did we learn from it?

It shattered the previous record of a 35-day long shutdown during the first Trump administration, and initial reports predict it cost the U.S. up to $30 billion in economic activity. Millions of families experienced food insecurity and federal workers across the country went without paychecks.

House plans to spike Senate Republicans’ payout provision in shutdown bill

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi talks to Democratic Congressman Joe Neguse of Colorado about the provision Senate Republicans included in the shutdown-ending funding bill that allows them to sue the government over phone searches connected to the Special Counsel’s January 6th investigation.

Flight cancellations, air travel delays persist even after government shutdown ends

Travelers may still have to deal with flight issues for days after the end of the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

FAA takes first steps to restore flights after shutdown strain, but some limits remain

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it is rolling back some of its restrictions on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports that have been in place since Nov. 7.

Noem: Some TSA workers to receive $10,000 bonus for working through shutdown

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Trump administration is giving certain Transportation Security Agency workers a $10,000 bonus.

The shutdown is over. But for federal workers, the anxiety persists.

WASHINGTON — Jessie Holwell, a Veterans Affairs employee in the Phoenix region who was furloughed for weeks, said it would take a while for her life to go back to normal. “The exhaustion, the stress, and the constant uncertainty have taken a toll mentally, emotionally and physically,” said Holwell, a mother of five.

Flight Cuts Imposed During Shutdown Will Be Reduced by Half

The leaders of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation said they would continue monitoring air traffic controller staffing, which has been improving since the shutdown ended.

Shutdown’s end spares North Dakota wildlife science center from massive staff cuts, for now

Minnesota partners feared loss of key research on migratory birds, wolf behavior, pollinator impact, and more.

Government will release September jobs report next week, ending data drought from federal shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a half late, marking the beginning of the end of a data drought caused by the 43-day federal government shutdown.
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As health costs spike, a sour and divided Congress escapes one shutdown to face another

Few of the divides that fueled the 43-day shutdown have been resolved, and a fractured Congress is on the clock to find a budgetary solution.

Maryland to resume issuing 100% of SNAP benefits starting Nov. 18 after government shutdown ends

Maryland will resume issuing 100% of federal SNAP benefits to recipients on Nov. 18, following the end of the government shutdown.
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