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.

How much longer is the government shutdown expected to last? Polymarket odds, updates on Senate vote today to pass funding bill and reopen government

• 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 U.S. government has been shut down for more than a week after lawmakers failed to agree on budget legislation.

U.S. lawmakers again failed to pass a series of funding bills needed to reopen the federal government as both sides point fingers at one another over blame.

The confrontation on Capitol Hill illustrates the deepening partisan tensions at the heart of the ongoing government shutdown.

From flight delays and passport processing backlogs to the closure of national parks and museums, traveling to, through, or from the United States may become increasingly difficult.

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.