Flights canceled nationwide; USDA says it will fund SNAP – NBC4 Washington

What to Know

• U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights due to the FAA’s order to reduce air traffic at the country’s busiest airports because of the government shutdown.
• Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford has said the unprecedented move is the result of “fatigue” plaguing air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay since the start of the government shutdown, now in its second month.
• The Trump administration said today it would fully fund SNAP as its appeal to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly benefits works its way through the court system.
• Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik announced she is running for governor of New York. Trump nominated Stefanik, a six-term congresswoman, for U.N. ambassador before pulling her nomination amid concerns about the slim GOP majority in the House.