A nationwide flight shutdown grounded U.S. airspace for more than four hours on 14 November 2026 after an FAA communication issue, leaving about 1.5 million people stranded, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy responded by asking Congress for $50 billion in emergency funding. Critics from both parties slammed the request, with Marjorie Taylor Greene calling the press conference 'the biggest fuck you to the American people' and Kathy Hochul demanding Duffy's resignation and a full investigation.