Overview

• The ESPN host left the stage during a Kennedy Center event moderated by Chris Cuomo and later returned to rejoin the panel.
• The moment followed testimony from Jack Chris, a 16-year FAA air traffic controller from Dallas who said he is delivering for DoorDash to help pay his daughter’s tuition during the shutdown.
• Lawmakers onstage included Reps. Jim Jordan, Ro Khanna and Madeleine Dean, with discussion centered on the unresolved funding impasse.
• Reports cited by outlets say U.S. air traffic controllers have received partial paychecks since Oct. 1, with their union warning future pay could be missed if the shutdown persists.
• The lapse in federal funding has stretched into a third week, disputes over continuing resolution terms such as ACA subsidy extensions remain, and members of Congress continue to be paid during shutdowns.