The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not shuttering its doors during the government shutdown.

The stalemate on Capitol Hill continues, with Democratic and Republican proposals to fund the government and end the shutdown failing to advance in the Senate on Thursday.House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he will not bring the House back to pass a standalone bill amid a government shutdown.

The Trump administration has provided a $300 million infusion to a food aid program for low-income mothers and children, easing concerns about funding during the government shutdown.

Friday marks day 10 of the government shutdown​ and the first day that federal workers will not receive a full paycheck​. That includes air traffic controllers and TSA employees at MIA and FLL.

The federal government shutdown dragged on Thursday after Republican and Democratic bills to reopen the government failed again.

A lapse in the National Flood Insurance Program because of the U.S. government shutdown threatens to snarl home sales in the nation’s riskiest floodplains and leave some homeowners without coverage in the middle of hurricane season.

Frustration is growing inside the GOP as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight and as military members are about to start missing paychecks.