Organizers of Fleet Week announced alternate plans Wednesday after confirming that the United States Navy would not be able to participate due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Since the shutdown went into effect Oct. 1, plane passengers have faced lengthy delays at airports as unpaid workers call out sick. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said some air traffic control towers have seen a shocking 50% reduction in staffing.

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• Shutdown latest: The government has now been shut down for over a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan. The Senate again failed to advance competing proposals from Democrats and Republicans to fund the government.

The longest government shutdown in American history happened in 2018-2019, during President Trump’s first term in office. The 35-day shutdown only ended after ten air traffic controllers on the East Coast called in sick simultaneously, practically stopping air traffic in the region.

The ongoing government shutdown has led to air traffic controller staffing issues at several major airports, though Northeast Ohio facilities remain fully operational for now.

The Federal Aviation Administration is again reporting short staffing at air traffic control operations as the government shutdown continues in its eighth day.

Military families across the country are feeling the pinch of the shutdown.The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announcing Tuesday, TRICARE may not be able to pay fo

With the federal government shutdown now in its second week, Colorado Democrats in Congress haven’t budged on their demands for Republicans to extend health care subsidies as a condition of ending the stalemate.

No air traffic controllers were expected at the tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport in the Los Angeles area, and the Denver and Newark airports were experiencing delays due to shortages.