Furloughed federal workers gathered at Daley Plaza on Wednesday to express their concerns after President Trump threatened that there could be no back pay for them when the government shutdown ends.

Flight delays are expected across the country for a third straight day on Wednesday as the Federal Aviation Administration braced for more airport staffing shortages amid the ongoing government shutdown.

White House budget director Russ Vought says the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown.

As the shutdown of the federal government entered its eighth day on Wednesday, federal workers, union leaders and politicians gathered downtown as many struggle with the uncertainty of when the shutdown will end and if they'll even be paid.

The White House announced Friday it was withholding more than $2 billion for transportation projects in Chicago and examining ways to reduce federal funding to Portland, Oregon, the latest bid to use the shutdown to target political opponents in Democratic strongholds.

Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into a eighth day, while union leaders for air traffic controllers and airport security screeners warned the situation was likely to get worse.

The Trump administration is withholding $2.1 billion from Chicago infrastructure projects as it capitalizes on the federal government shutdown to cut back on Democratic projects.

Federal workers are speaking out as President Donald Trump threatens mass layoffs due to the ongoing government shutdown, with some federal employees already furloughed.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another Democratic city of funds as a bid to end the government shutdown failed again in the Senate.