The federal-government shutdown marked a bleak milestone Wednesday when it entered its 36th day, officially surpassing the record for the longest shutdown in U.S. history . But as federal workers continue to forgo pay and debates persist over a lapse in SNAP benefits for families, another looming crisis took center stage this week as the Trump administration revealed there would soon be steep cuts to air travel in the coming days.

On Wednesday, Transportation secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Aviation Administration would be working with the nation’s airlines to reduce flights at major airports beginning Friday morning. “There is going to be a 10 percent reduction in capacity at 40 of our locations,” Duffy said . “This is data-based. This is not based on what airli

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