As the government shutdown hits Day 38, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats offered a plan that would reopen the government.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) earlier Friday encouraged Democrats to come to the negotiating table after it looked like a shutdown-ending vote might be forthcoming. “They were trending in that direction, and then yesterday, the wheels came off, so to speak,” he continued. “We are ready to engage when they are."

An expected Friday vote has yet to been set and it is unclear what lawmakers would consider.

Flight cancellations rippled across U.S. airports as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) looked to ease the burden on unpaid air traffic controllers.

The Department of Transportation announced it would start by cutting 4 p

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