Flight delays are growing as the government shutdown stretches to five weeks. An airline industry group says more than three million US passengers have been affected. Joining us now is Oscar Munoz, former United Airlines CEO uh and chairman and a CNBC contributor.Uh it's good to see you. Uh Oscar, what I guess you can just give us your thoughts on on on the whole process and then we'll we'll get to specifics. uh in terms of I mean how many how many how many flights do you need to cut back on to have the sam ...

Today, the Trump administration under court order said it would authorize reduced payments of SNAP food benefits this month. Not only will these payments be cut in half, but they'll also be significantly delayed. Across the country, nonprofit organizations and other entities are working overtime to try to narrow the gap imposed by these reduced benefits by organizing food drives and surging resources to food banks.The patchwork efforts to compensate for a massive government program face significant obstacle ...

Core Points - Delta Air Lines is urging Congress to end the government shutdown to ensure air traffic controllers and other federal workers receive their paychecks [1][2] - The government shutdown has lasted for 29 days, making it the second-longest in US history, with air traffic controllers missing their first full paychecks [2] - Delta's president indicated that the financial impact of the shutdown on the airline is currently less than $1 million a day, similar to the previous shutdown in 2018 [4] Company Impact - Delta Air Lines emphasizes the importance of federal workers, such as air traffic controllers and TSA agents, in maintaining flight operations and avoiding delays [3] - The airline's operations are directly affected by the efficiency of these federal workers, which is crucial for the airline's profitability [3] Industry Context - The ongoing government shutdown has broader implications for the airline industry, as delays and inefficiencies can lead to increased operational costs and affect overall service quality [3][4] - The situation highlights the interdependence between government operations and the airline industry's performance [3]

The government shutdown is now in its 24th day. She's got like eight home. And the shutdown and so do you. >> And the shutdown will Massachusetts, California, Colorado.>> Can I read this, please. Cincinnati. >> The shutdown's going to extend in next week.The Senate has left town uh for the weekend without a deal. Why even stay after yesterday. Can't even pay the uh federal employees.Joining us now for the latest, Senator James Langford of Oklahoma. Uh he's vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference. I w ...

The radical left Democrats are holding the entire federal government hostage to >> but if Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House, then why do they need Democrats to reopen the government. The answer is the Senate filibuster. The rule has evolved over many generations.But since 1975, it has required 60 votes to guarantee passage of a bill. And there are only 53 Republicans in the Senate, meaning that in order to pass a government funding bill, Republicans need at least seven Democrats ...

I've been hearing this conversation from senators, from house members that a CR not just for a year, but to December 1st of next year. This has been conversations that I've been hearing in Washington DC. And we just need to make sure that government is open and serving the American people. And we need to make sure that government is not at risk of political games, which we're seeing played right now by the House and Senate Democrats.So, just for clarity, Congressman, is that something that's really on the t ...

And the government shutdown has reached the 3-week mark officially as we begin day 21 here with still no end in sight. Yesterday, the Senate failed for the 11th time to advance a House passed measure that would fund the government. House Speaker Mike Johnson once again blamed Democrats for prolonging the shutdown, even as he keeps his House lawmakers out of session.That's going on nearly a month now. Johnson also continued to defend his decision to not swear in Democratic Congresswoman-ele Adalito Grahalva ...

For that, we're going to turn to Emily Wilkins on Capitol Hill. Hey, Emily. >> Hey.Well, again, the Senate has voted now for a tenth time and still once again failed to reopen the government. This is of course would be on that short-term measure that would go to November 21st. Interesting vote though coming up a little bit later this afternoon.The Senate is going to instead of voting on temporarily funding the entire government, simply vote on a funding piece that would cover the defense department. This of ...

Joining us now, MSNBC congressional reporter Michael Schnell and Semaphore White House correspondent Shel Shelby Talet. Um, all right, Michael. Uh, ninth time not going to prove to be a charm. So, what's next? >> Yeah, Katie, don't expect any surprises uh later this afternoon when we get that final vote tally from that Senate vote. Um, the vote is underway right now. We're still waiting for the final result, but I think that we can all basically predict it right now. That measure, that government funding bi ...

Joining us now with more on the impact of the shutdown, Libya can trill uh PIMCO, head of US public policy. We could go down the list of of things to talk about. I guess the latest I saw was that President Trump said some of these agencies are not coming back.Uh did Dem if if Democrats take a note of the possible uh negative effects on on on them from keeping it closed. Yeah, I mean I think that just just in general both sides think that they have a winning hand here and um you know our expectation is that ...