Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
The House is expected to vote today on a spending measure that could end the federal government shutdown.
This is day 43.
The Senate passed the measure earlier this week.
If the House adopts it, it would go to President Trump for his signature.
The shutdown is still causing more air traffic to slow down.
The tracking site, FlightAware.com, says nearly 900 flights have been canceled today.
There have been worries about reduced air traffic for Thanksgiving.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he was focused on airline delays at the end of this week.
If you thought this weekend was bad with delays and cancellations, truly this Thursday and Friday,
I think you would have seen mass double,
triple the number of cancellations and delays in the airspace.
If the shutdown continues, Duffy has directed that air traffic in the U.S.
be reduced 10% by Friday.
More programs affected by the federal government shutdown are those that help Americans with food and utility bills.
From member station WPLN in Nashville, Cynthia Abrams has more.
The federal government provides a number of supports to families in need.
There's food aid, disability payments,
and there's also a program that helps low-income families pay their gas or electric bills.
Like SNAP, that's been delayed during the shutdown.