A partialshutdown looksincreasinglylikelybecauseCongresshasn't been able to come to an agreement on legislation to extend the FAA'soperatingauthority, which expiresat11 p. m. CSTtonight.
As explained above, if the players association does not file to decertify before the agreement expirestonight, they will have to wait six months after the date they decertify to file an antitrust claim.