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January 25, 2019policy changebudgetaviationfederal workforcebudgetaviationlabor

2018-19 Shutdown Ends Hours After Controller Absences Halt LaGuardia

President Trump agreed to reopen the government on Jan. 25, 2019, ending a 35-day shutdown, within hours after air traffic controller absences forced a ground stop at New York's LaGuardia Airport and delays in the Northeast. Controllers had worked the shutdown unpaid, and the travel disruption helped break the political stalemate.