While large and unusual, the gift amounts to a small contribution toward the billions needed to cover service member paychecks.

Every day of the federal government shutdown air traffic controllers calling out sick have caused flight delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday.

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay.

The short answer is no, according to the California secretary of state’s office. “The only possible impact would be if United States Postal Service operations were interrupted and the USPS has noted that their operations won’t be interrupted,” a spokesperson for the secretary of state said in an email.

Health insurance is expected to spike as those subsidies expire at year’s end. This comes as Illinois is launching its own Obamacare marketplace it hopes will help people find an affordable plan.

Roughly 750,000 furloughed government workers already feel crimped by the shutdown as they suffer missed paychecks and strained budgets. Those direct effects will grow dramatically on Nov. 1, when millions of low-income Americans are set to lose access to critical food assistance.

The government shutdown appears likely to continue into the week leading up to Nov. 1. Here's why that's a key date.