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January 14, 2019

Passenger carried gun onto international Delta flight from Atlanta, report says

The Transportation Security Administration on Sunday confirmed reports that an armed passenger managed to board an international Delta flight from Atlanta to Tokyo, but the agency insisted that the partial government shutdown had nothing to do with the error.

January 13, 2019

Canada air traffic controllers buy US counterparts pizza as shutdown continues

Air traffic controllers in Canada have bought air traffic controllers in the U.S. hundreds of pizza in recent days to show support for their counterparts in what is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

January 13, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr.'s church, birth home set to be shuttered on MLK Day amid partial shutdown

Those hoping to visit Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home and longtime church to celebrate his national holiday next Monday will be unable to do so if the ongoing partial government shutdown is not resolved soon.

January 13, 2019

Sarah Sanders, other Republicans slam Democrats for 'partying on the beach' amid shutdown

Republican leaders slammed Democrats on Sunday following reports that around 30 Democratic members of Congress traveled to Puerto Rico this weekend to meet with lobbyists and see a special performance of the hit Broadway show “Hamilton.”

January 13, 2019

Dems fly to Puerto Rico on chartered jet, meet with lobbyists, see 'Hamilton' as shutdown drags on

Despite a partial government shutdown with no end in sight, 30 Democratic members of Congress are gathering in Puerto Rico this weekend with their families and lobbyists for a winter retreat in which they planned to see the hit Broadway show, “Hamilton.”

January 13, 2019

Judge Jeanine Pirro: Trump is ready to negotiate but if Dems won't, it's time to declare a national emergency

The president has been sitting in the Oval Office since Christmas Eve. He's ready. If the Democrats aren’t coming to the table, the time to declare a national emergency is now. 

January 12, 2019

Virginia woman whose husband is furloughed by government shutdown wins $100K, car in lottery

A Virginia woman whose husband has been furloughed by the government shutdown recently drew a lottery ticket that won her $100,000 and a new Ford SUV.

January 12, 2019

Miami International Airport closes terminal as government shutdown bites

Management for the highly frequented air hub will close Terminal G at 1 p.m. on Saturday

January 12, 2019

Hillary Clinton weighs in as partial government shutdown becomes longest in history

The partial government shutdown became the longest in history on Saturday, eclipsing the record set in 1996 -- but with no apparent end to the stalemate in Washington in sight.

January 12, 2019

Shutdown enters record 4th week -- with Trump, Dems still split, federal workers unpaid

At the stroke of midnight Saturday, the partial government shutdown entered its 22nd day and became the longest in U.S. history.