Flights canceled nationwide; Supreme Court issues SNAP order – NBC4 Washington

What to KnowU.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 Supreme Court said today it will at least temporarily allow the Trump administration to withhold about $4 billion in payments for the SNAP food benefits program that a federal judge had ordered.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.