2025 Government Shutdown

Charlotte’s immigration court, which serves North and South Carolina, is among the busiest in the country. To ensure work continues, those courts remain open during the government shutdown and dozens of new judges have been sworn in, some with little to no immigration law experience. This follows firings of previous judges by the Trump administration. We take a look at our immigration court and its trials in tribulations.

The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport and American Airlines are warning travelers that flight cancelations have begun at CLT, as the airport implements the FAA's flight reduction order Friday.

Travelers brace for delays at major airports, including Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Charlotte Douglas International is among the 40 airports across the country that will face 10% reductions in air traffic starting Friday. Multiple media outlets are reporting Charlotte is on that list, but the Federal Aviation Administration has not officially released it yet. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday the move comes amid shortages of air traffic controllers who are working without pay during the federal government shutdown. In a press release early Thursday, CLT says they have not been notified of any reductions at CLT at this time and that airline partners, including American, will determine and communicate any schedule changes directly to customers.

In an interview with WFAE, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson weighs in on recent court rulings ordering the Trump administration to resume SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown — and what the decisions mean for families who rely on the program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer 50% of typical benefits in November using a reserve fund. North Carolina was one of the states that sued to require it to use that money amid federal shutdown.

Nearly 1.5 million North Carolinians are currently without the food assistance money on which they rely. Monday, in response to a pair of court rulings last week, President Donald Trump announced that partial payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are on the way. It’s unclear, however, when that money for SNAP beneficiaries in North Carolina will arrive.

President Trump's administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds.

Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government stepped back.