"After an election night that saw Democratic landslides in races that were supposed to be close and losses for causes Trump heavily supported, the president gave a sort of anti-pep talk to Senate Republicans at the White House. He acknowledged the negative effects of the government shutdown on Republicans and urged them to mimic Democrats' use of this new word called affordability."
"We've now learned the FAA is going to reduce air traffic in the United States by 10 percent, across 40 high-volume cities, starting Friday morning. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEAN DUFFY, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: I anticipate there will be additional disruptions. There will be frustration. We are working with the airlines. They're going to work with passengers. But in the end, our sole role is to make sure that we keep this airspace as safe as possible. (END VIDEO CLIP)"
Democratic landslide victories in multiple states shifted the political calculus and prompted President Trump to urge Senate Republicans to adopt Democrats' affordability messaging. The president acknowledged that the government shutdown harmed Republicans and advised copying the new affordability framing. CNN's Kaitlan Collins directly countered that affordability claim by noting that prices are actually up. The FAA announced a 10 percent reduction in air traffic across 40 high-volume U.S. cities starting Friday, with airlines told about the change roughly an hour before the public announcement, raising concerns about travel disruptions.
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