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FAA to Slash Flights: Shutdown Forces Ten Percent Cuts at 40 Hubs

The FAA will cut flight capacity by ten percent at forty major US airports as the government shutdown continues, risking thousands of cancellations and major disruptions to travel and supply chains unless Congress reopens federal operations.

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10% - Flight capacity reduction at 40 major US airports due to the government shutdown

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"[T]hese are not things that are thought of as Article II powers, [but] quintessential Article I powers" — Justice Elena Kagan

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