Air travelers faced more flight delays and cancellations on Tuesday and Transportation Secretary Sean Duff warned if the record government shutdown doesn't end soon "we're not going to get to Thanksgiving."

The big picture: The Senate passed a bill Monday to reopen government and Duffy urged the House to follow suit as a Federal Aviation Administration mandate forced airlines to cut 6% of flights at 40 major airports on Tuesday. That number is set to hit 10% on Friday. • Many air traffic employees have been working without pay and travelers have faced weeks of flight disruptions as some workers have called out sick. • However, Duffy suggested at Tuesday's briefing that the situation seemed to be improving, with "a lot more air traffic controllers" coming in to work because he said he

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