The Latest Breaking News from Sean Duffy

Over 950 flights were canceled and almost 900 delayed within, into, or out of the US on Wednesday

An estimated 5.2 million passengers have been affected by staffing-related delays or cancellations since the government shutdown began on 1 October.

Investment firm Gerber Kawasaki's co-founder, Ross Gerber, thinks the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) restrictions on private planes may have had a hand in the recent bipartisan agreement to end the government shutdown.

The House is expected to vote on a funding bill to open the government on Wednesday

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has urged air traffic controllers in the U.S. to get back to work as the bipartisan agreement to end the shutdown passes the Senate vote.

The federal government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history, is affecting services across multiple agencies, including the Social Security Administration. While Social Security payments are continuing on schedule, in-person services at local field offices are operating on a reduced basis due to staffing shortages, according to the SSA's website.

Harvard's Avi Loeb fires back at Michio Kaku over 3I/ATLAS 'alien probe' claims, stating Kaku 'wrote no scientific papers' and is 'trying to be liked'. Read the full debate.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday accused President Donald Trump of lying about his record and attacking air traffic controllers to divert attention from rising health insurance costs under his administration.

The pilot said his daughter just learned the word “ice cream” and that he had promised to get her some upon his return

Air traffic controllers have been increasingly absent from their critical posts during the government shutdown as they go without pay.

Sunday marked the worst day for air travel yet amid the ongoing shutdown, with nearly 3,000 canceled flights nationwide