Overview

• Roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day, while air traffic controllers, TSA officers and other essential staff are working without pay.
• Airports report mostly normal operations on Day One, but the FAA is pausing hiring and training and industry groups warn prolonged strain could bring longer security lines and flight delays.
• National Park Service sites generally remain accessible with limited services as about two-thirds of NPS staff are furloughed, and Smithsonian museums plan to stay open at least through Oct. 6.
• SNAP benefits are funded for October but could be affected in November if the shutdown persists, while Social Security payments continue though some in-person services may be curtailed.
• Federal contractors face immediate unpaid work stoppages, exemplified by air traffic training in Oklahoma City, and unions have sued over threatened permanent layoffs as the White House signals they are imminent.