The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court a federal judge’s order to provide full SNAP benefits for November. The high court agreed.

International flights will remain unaffected by the government shutdown due to binding agreements, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting flights at 40 U.S. airports beginning Friday, Nov. 7, as air traffic controllers and TSA agents continue to go unpaid during the government shutdown.

With the combination of the longest government shutdown, the mass firings of government workers and a fresh cut in federal food aid, the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington is bracing for the swell of people who will need its help before the holiday season.

Flights will be cancelled at the busiest hubs in the US, and some major airlines are offering passengers refunds or flight changes at no cost.

Hundreds of flights at the busiest airports in the U.S. are being scratched this weekend as airlines move forward with reducing air service due to the lingering government shutdown. So far, the government-ordered slowdown across the airline industry that began Friday hasn’t caused any widespread disruptions.

Travelers at Miami International Airport hope the government opens soon as hundreds of flights in the U.S. are being scratched this weekend. (AP Video by Cody Jackson)

More than 5,000 US flights were cancelled or delayed on Friday, in the first day of new government mandates forcing airlines to reduce air traffic during the government shutdown.