Ground Stop Disrupting NBA, NHL And College Football Travel For The WeekendHuffPost's live updates cover a nationwide FAA ground stop on 13 November 2026, issued over what officials called extraordinary circumstances at regional air traffic control centers, that delayed nearly 10,000 flights, cancelled 5,000, and left NBA, NHL, and college teams chartering buses and rescheduling before it was lifted around 8 p.m. EST. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blames a legacy communications system and Congress's failure to fund upgrades; Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says it was no cyberattack, while Pete Buttigieg calls for answers and transparency — and Trump, queried on Fox, instead posted on Truth Social about a bipartisan entertainment-industry revitalization act.