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    The Longest Shutdown in History Reaches a Breaking Point

    Hours after chaos hit the nation’s airports, lawmakers finally appear ready to bring the 35-day standstill to a temporary end.
    by Andrew Kragie Jan 25, 2019 4 minutes
    Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

    Flight delays and service interruptions at American airports went from being a possible pressure point in the seemingly endless government shutdown to its stark reality Friday morning, after the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted incoming flights at New York’s LaGuardia Airport due to an air-traffic-control staffing shortage. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seized the moment.

    “The #TrumpShutdown has already pushed hundreds of thousands of Americans to the breaking point. Now it’s pushing our airspace to the breaking point too,” she tweeted at 11 a.m., calling on President Donald Trump to “stop endangering the safety, security and well-being of our nation. Re-open government now!” The president did not address the aviation issues, instead tweeting a half hour later about the arrest and indictment of

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