A pedestrian walks along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol during sunrise on November 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner/Getty Images

The impacts of the longest federal government shutdown in United States history are reverberating around the country — leaving millions of Americans in limbo and igniting concerns about an economic downturn.

Frustrated travelers were scrambling as more than a thousand flights were canceled Friday and thousands more were delayed. Those who count on food stamps were in limbo as President Donald Trump’s administration continued fighting in federal court to resist paying full benefits for November. Federal workers who haven’t been paid in weeks said their bills were due and they were running out of options.

With Congress in a stalemate —

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