Representatives of the airline industry have estimated it will take about a week for air travel to return to normal after the shutdown. But to keep to that schedule, a few things need to happen.

The end of the shutdown means airlines can work to resume normal operations. But there's still a few hurdles in the way.

Although federal workers like air traffic controllers and TSA agents are set to receive their paychecks soon, airlines are still operating under mandates that could lead to cancellations and delays.

The government shutdown is over. But hundreds of thousands of federal workers are coming back after 43 days to anything but normalcy, employees from across the country told CNN.

As museum employees begin returning to their offices, there are still questions about how the reopening will unfold. Here is everything we know so far about when museums will reopen and how holiday events and planned exhibitions will be affected.

Government shutdowns have become a more regular feature of US politics, transforming the annual appropriations process from a routine legislative duty into a high-stakes political conflict. The 2025 shutdown was viewed by some within the Trump administration as a "strategic opening" or an "unprecedented opportunity" to achieve policy goals—specifically,

The House is set to vote next week on a bipartisan bill calling for the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files. This comes as the federal government is working to get back on track after the longest-ever government shutdown ended.

The House approved a bill to reopen federal government that President Donald Trump signed on Nov. 12. What’s next?