Name: No end in sight for longest government shutdown in U.S history
Uploaded: 2025-11-09T06:26:30.897Z
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Description: The US government shutdown is now at 40 days—the longest in American history—with no sign of it ending soon. That’s led to chaos at airports but also knock-on effects across industries.

The US government shutdown is now at 40 days—the longest in American history—with no sign of it ending soon. That’s led to chaos at airports but also knock-on effects across industries.

Miami

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has reached nearly six weeks, making it the longest in the nation's history. The halt in government payments is affecting a wide range of services, from air traffic control and emergency management to customs and agriculture inspections, with significant impacts felt in Florida.

Federal workers, including Coast Guard members and customs officers, face uncertainty about future pay, while travel disruptions and delays in essential goods delivery are increasing. As the holiday season approaches, food drives are seeing long lines from affected workers, and there is little indication of a resolution as political negotiations remain at a standstill.

No end in sight for longest government shutdown in U.S history

So look, here's the thing about a government shutdown. Nobody knows how long it will last. Days turn into weeks. We're now nearly at week six, which is the longest on record. As Washington stops paying, the effects are felt all around. Air traffic controllers calling in sick. Emergency management staff trimmed. Courts clogged. And they're feeling the effects of it here in Florida. Pretty much always sunny here, except right now it's also pretty gloomy for so many people because they are not being paid. Thousands of Coast Guard members here deemed essential workers so they are on duty and they did get a paycheck recently, but no guarantees of any more. Customs officers hit too. The cash is gone, so is morale. Even agriculture inspectors with checks on flowers and food facing delays, which can mean spoilage. And speaking of spoiling. We got married one week ago today. Meet Dani, newlywed, and hoping her honeymoon isn't spoiled too. We're packing for our honeymoon trip. We're going on a cruise. That cruise from Florida is booked. Her flights to get her to Florida from Virginia, less certain. More than eight million passengers cruise out of Miami alone every year, but with flights canceled, just getting to the ships is proving to be a challenge in itself. We made sure we booked it a day early ahead in advance to make sure we wouldn't miss it because of the government shutdown. We know it can be a little crazy now. So it is November. You know what that means. We are racing towards Christmas, the holidays, the season of giving, but there is less to give right now. See, tariffs had already raised fears of shortages. Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. And even though international cargo flights aren't being impacted, at least not yet, there are other worries. If you're delivering a gift, that's one thing. If you're delivering critical medical supplies or something that has some sort of time limit to it, where it has to be delivered to the destination in a certain amount of time, these delays could have effects that go far beyond aviation. For many, travel plans are the least of it. Just look at the size of the line at this food drive where they were handing out donated groceries. So Deacon Peoples is from the church that ran that food drive. Those lines, they were massive. Tremendously long. What kind of stories were those federal workers that came telling you? It was disappointment. Very disgruntled. Disappointed in the politicians and the mere fact that they have to find ways to make ends meet. The tap's been turned off. The cash has stopped. Capitol Hill is metaphorically frozen and that chill is spreading. Even here in tropical Florida, with neither side, Republican or Democrat, showing any sign of backing down, leaving many to simply wonder, what on earth do I do next? Phil Lavelle, Al Jazeera, Miami.

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