Rachel Abrams

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The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it would cut 10% of air traffic in 40 of the nation's busiest markets in a move that analysts said would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights while the administration tries to force Democrats to end the government shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the cancellations were an attempt to, quote, alleviate the pressure on air traffic controllers.

They've not been paid since mid-October.

Duffy said that the affected markets would be announced on Thursday and the cuts would go into effect on Friday.

Today's episode was produced by Rob Zipko, Eric Krupke, and Nina Feldman.

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Contains music by Marian Lozano and Dan Powell.

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From The New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is The Daily.

You get benefits on the first, yeah?

They just didn't load.

The Trump administration has agreed to restore some of the funding for the food program known as SNAP.

But there's still uncertainty about how much money will come through and when.

What would that normally look like today?

It would be like $7.80.

Is there an account balance?