From PBS NewsHour.

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are still off the job. The head of the country’s largest federal workers union weighed in on Monday, saying, "It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today. No half measures and no gamesmanship."

The group said reopening the government would allow for continued debate on larger issues like expiring Obamacare tax credits. Democrats warn that the time to negotiate is now, because open enrollment begins in most states next week.

Meanwhile on Monday, the Department of Agriculture said federal food aid known as SNAP will stop going out in November, and the FAA said more than 11,000 flights have been delayed nationwide since Sunday, due to a growing number of air traffic controller absences.

Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show.

Sign up for Here’s The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i
Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe

PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts
Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG
Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6

Follow us:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews
X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour
Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour