FOX 13 spoke to grocery shoppers and workers as some Washington families finally received SNAP benefits delayed by the government shutdown.

While less than 3% of flights have currently been grounded, that number could rise to 20% by Thanksgiving week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The Senate found itself once again gridlocked on Friday and geared up for another weekend of the government shutdown. However, a flurry of proposals and counterproposals offered glimmers of hope that the two sides could be moving toward a compromise.

Senate Democrats left their second caucus meeting of the week Thursday with few answers about how they would proceed.

In a sign of tensions thawing somewhat on Capitol Hill, GOP leaders in Congress teed up a vote Friday on revised legislation to end the shutdown.

The U.S. Senate on Friday rejected legislation that would resume paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal workers during the longest shutdown in U.S. history, as Democrats and Republicans remained at odds over how to reopen the government.

Interstate 70 is shut down in both directions in Washington County because of a "very serious" crash, state police said.

The United States federal government has been shut down since Oct. 1, 2025, making it the longest shutdown in American history.

The Senate wrestled Friday with the issue of ending the government shutdown, but found itself once again gridlocked. Senate Majority Leader John Thune began the week talking about his optimism that bipartisan talks could soon bear fruit.

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, introduced legislation to restore funding to Head Start programs as some have been forced to close because of the government shutdown.

The government shutdown, now the country’s longest, is fueling a continued trend of declining tourism to Washington.