The 1977 shutdown, which held the record for the longest in U.S. history for just 12 months, was sparked by disagreements over whether Medicaid should fund abortion care. Democrats held majorities in both chambers of Congress.

Reductions of the federal workers have begun, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said in a post on X on Friday as the U.S. government shutdown entered its 10th day. "The RIFs have begun,

Travelers within the U.S. could experience flight delays as weather problems, air traffic controller shortages persist.

The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports.

Here's what we know about the government shutdown, including a list of past shutdowns, how Indiana is affected, and what will remain open and what will close.

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The U.S. government has shutdown, here are the known and expected travel impacts at airports, national parks and beyond.

“The mood music hasn’t been helped by the government shutdown, which is now entering its 10th day. And the fear is that the longer it lasts, the worse the economic impact will be, as increasing numbers of workers miss paychecks from here,” Jim Reid and the team at Deutsche Bank said in a note this morning.

Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day.

The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.