Good morning, readers. A conversation in our newsroom about the curious state of the partial U.S. government shutdown made me think it’s time for a round robin status update. It’s difficult sometimes to keep track of where we are in the world of the Trump Effect.

So here's the state of the union for all things Trump-and-Travel related:

  • U.S. partial government shutdown: Amazingly, still on

  • War with Iran: Off-ish (see markets) 

  • Strait of Hormuz: Open, as of Friday afternoon

  • World Cup: 54 days out

  • Papal feud: Hilariously on

  • TSA lines: Better!

  • U.S. airlines’ mega merger: “Floated”

  • Hotel owners: Squeezed

  • Greenland: Still Danish

  • Newark: Still Newark

  • Birthright Citizenship: SCOTUS to rule this summer

  • Moon trip: Over, and a success!

  • Inbound U.S. tourism: Improving

  • Canadians: Still pissed

So there you have it. What did I miss? Drop me a note [email protected].

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