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November 7, 2025 – Government shutdown and Trump administration news

• Flight cuts: More than 1,000 flights have been canceled and at least 5,000 delayed today, mostly due to a combination of air traffic controller staffing issues and an FAA-mandated 4% cut to flights because of the government shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the percentage could rise to 15-20% if it doesn’t end soon. Are you impacted? Tell us about it. Track cancellations here.

• Impasse remains: The parties remain gridlocked on resolving the shutdown. Majority Leader John Thune today dismissed a Democratic offer, which would include extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for a year, as a “non-starter.”

• SCOTUS weighs in: Meanwhile, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tonight temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to cover full food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November, siding with the administration on a short-term basis.

What to know about the flight cancellations at US airports caused by the government shutdown

Travellers head down an escalator after clearing through a security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Flights are displayed at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie /San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

A passenger walks to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

United Airlines planes are parked at gates at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Travellers head down an escalator after clearing through a security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Flights canceled at 40 U.S. airports: Full coverage as FAA cuts to air traffic take effect amid government shutdown

More than 1,000 flights have been canceled nationwide as the Federal Aviation Administration is temporarily reducing flights at 40 high-traffic airports by 10%, citing safety concerns amid the ongoing government shutdown. Starting Friday, affected airports began to see a reduction in operations, which will ramp up to a 10% decrease in flights by Nov. 14, just ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the decision was a result of stress and fatigue among air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay through the shutdown, which is in its second month. The FAA warned last week that a surge in air traffic controllers calling out was “straining staffing levels at multiple facilities.”

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