The government has shut down for the second time in three months, and while the funding lapse is far less severe than the one last fall, it could disrupt air travel, tax returns, and preparedness to natural disasters if it drags on.
How the partial gov’t shutdown could scramble air travel, complicate tax returns and threaten winter storm responses
Politics
February 02, 2026
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