There's a lot going on in government today as the FAA reduces flights amid the government shutdown and President Donald Trump urges the Senate to use 'the nuclear option' to destroy the filibuster. At the same time, the GOP has a reckoning as voters deliver victory to the Dems across the country and blame the GOP for the shutdown.

Will standoff in Washington become chaos in the skies? Flights cut as Trump debates whether to pull the 'nuclear option' amid GOP election losses

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Will standoff in Washington become chaos in the skies? Flights cut as Trump debates whether to pull the 'nuclear option' amid GOP election losses

Will standoff in Washington become chaos in the skies? Flights cut as Trump debates whether to pull the 'nuclear option' amid GOP election losses

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