Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for ADR, pressed for an urgent hearing, telling the court that the issue ‘goes to the root of our democracy’

More than 1,200 flights were canceled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers working without pay amid a federal government shutdown.

President Donald Trump said Friday that no US government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.