There were no air traffic controllers expected at the tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport in the Los Angeles area, and Denver and Newark airports were experiencing delays due to shortages.

Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the government shutdown could impact air traffic controllers' ability to do their jobs safely.

Live updates and the latest news as the government shutdown enters Day 6, the National Guard is blocked from Portland, and Israel and Hamas are poised for peace talks.

S.D., needs eight Democrats to end the shutdown, but Senate Minority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., insists President Trump must approve the deal first.

WASHINGTON ― The decision by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to keep the House of Representatives out of session during a government shutdown has a curious side effect: It’s delaying a vote on the Jeffrey Epstein files.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill are "ready to sit down to work things out," after President Donald Trump said Monday that he'd be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the shutdown fight.

The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term. A judge blocked Trump from sending National Guard troops to Oregon. The Trump administration is preparing to restrict disability benefits for older Americans. Trump visited Virginia but avoided the Republican gubernatorial nominee.