Flight restrictions will ease, DOT says — once air traffic controllers return – Politico

Senate passes package to end record government shutdown – Axios

Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown – The Guardian

Trump’s sweeping 2020 election pardon raises alarms ahead of the midterms – Politico

Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary – The New York Times

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in SNAP fight again – The Washington Post

US senators take first step to end government shutdown – Financial Times

Top BBC bosses resign after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech – AP News

Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits – The Washington Post

Two dead, one million evacuated as Typhoon Fung-wong slams into the Philippines – Reuters

Some UPS and FedEx planes are grounded. What does that mean for holiday shipping? – NPR

Philippines evacuates 100,000 people as Fung-wong intensifies into super typhoon – Reuters