Taking to Truth Social on Friday afternoon, Trump wrote, "The United States Senate should not leave town until they have a Deal to end the Democrat Shutdown. If they can’t reach a Deal, the Republicans should terminate the Filibuster, IMMEDIATELY, and take care of our Great American Workers!"

While less than 3% of flights have currently been grounded, that number could rise to 20% by Thanksgiving week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The Senate wrestled Friday with the issue of ending the government shutdown, but found itself once again gridlocked. Senate Majority Leader John Thune began the week talking about his optimism that bipartisan talks could soon bear fruit.

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, introduced legislation to restore funding to Head Start programs as some have been forced to close because of the government shutdown.

The U.S. Senate on Friday rejected legislation that would resume paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal workers during the longest shutdown in U.S. history, as Democrats and Republicans remained at odds over how to reopen the government.

Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.

Interstate 70 is shut down in both directions in Washington County because of a "very serious" crash, state police said.

Saturday as the government shutdown was ​expected to drive more cancellations in the days to come. The Federal Aviation Administration instructed ‌airlines to cut 4% of flights on Saturday at 40 major airports because of the shutdown.

The government shutdown, now the country’s longest, is fueling a continued trend of declining tourism to Washington.