As the government shutdown hits Day 38, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats offered a plan that would reopen the government.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) earlier Friday encouraged Democrats to come to the negotiating table after it looked like a shutdown-ending vote might be forthcoming. “They were trending in that direction, and then yesterday, the wheels came off, so to speak,” he continued. “We are ready to engage when they are.”
An expected Friday vote has yet to been set and it is unclear what lawmakers would consider.
Flight cancellations rippled across U.S. airports as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) looked to ease the burden on unpaid air traffic controllers.
The Department of Transportation announced it would start by cutting 4 percent of flights on Friday, ramping up to as much as 10 percent in the coming days and weeks. By midday Friday, 1,226 flights had been canceled across the U.S., according to FlightAware.
President Trump welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the White House at midday, where they discussed the Ukraine war and, likely, Russian oil purchases.
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Source: The Hill