HuffPost's live coverage reports the FAA lifted its nationwide ground stop shortly after 8 p.m. EST, roughly four hours after it delayed nearly 10,000 flights and forced about 5,000 cancellations, with officials blaming a communication issue rather than a cyberattack or AI. The rolling updates also note Trump posted about an entertainment bill during the stoppage, SpaceX's Starship booster ending up in the Gulf of Mexico, a tanker striking a New Orleans paddleboat with 129 aboard, a harassment investigation of Rep-elect Brian Poindexter, an asylum case headed to the Supreme Court in early 2027, and Eileen Laubacher's projected upset of Rep. Lauren Boebert.