Overview
- The funding lapse is now the longest on record, with talks continuing but no agreement to reopen the government.
- The administration plans to cut flights by 10% at 40 major airports on Friday, citing air traffic staffing strains.
- A legal fight over SNAP has created confusion as the White House signals partial, potentially delayed payments for recipients.
- At least 670,000 federal employees are furloughed and about 730,000 are working without pay, with billions in wages at risk if the impasse persists.
- The White House has declined to guarantee back pay for furloughed workers as lawmakers discuss but have not enacted a fix.