Staffing shortages at major airports across the country has snarled air travel Sunday after air traffic controllers missed their first paychecks during the ongoing government shutdown.

The big picture: On Friday, the FAA said that nearly 80% of controllers were absent from New York-area facilities and that half of the busiest facilities faced shortages. And Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that if the shutdown stretches on, it's only going to get worse. • The government has been shut down for a month and is just a few days off from becoming the longest in U.S. history.

Driving the news: A ground stop was in place at Nashville International Airport Sunday afternoon with a medium probability of being extended, according to an FAA advisory. • Austin-Bergstrom Internatio

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