Trump panics and RFK runs away as White House guest's COLLAPSE causes chaos... before Dr Oz swoops in

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who serves as Trump's Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, jumped into action to help Novo Nordisk executive Gordon Findlay as he fainted in the Oval Office.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt didn't identify Findlay by name but said he was doing fine moments later.

'During the Most Favored Nations Oval Office Announcement, a representative with one of the companies fainted. The White House Medical Unit quickly jumped into action, and the gentleman is okay. The Press Conference will resume shortly,' she said in a statement.

Oz's granddaughter Philomena Jovanovic, 11, fainted in the Oval Officer earlier this year when he was sworn in as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Services by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The White House Rapid Response X account posted that United is canceling hundreds of flights 'due to the Democrat Shutdown.'

'United is now cancelling hundreds of flights originally scheduled for tomorrow due to the Democrat Shutdown,' the post said.

'This could've all been avoided if Democrats simply did their jobs. Instead, they chose chaos.'

Democratic Senators had very little to say about their two-hour long lunch meeting, according to CBS News.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a 'very good, productive meeting,' while Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester said 'there's real momentum being made.'

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said Democrats are 'working on unity, working on health care.'

However, Senator John Fetterman said he wasn't sure 'how productive it was or not.'

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.

US District Judge John J. McConnell Jr.'s ruling was in response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits complaining that the administration was only offering to cover 65 percent of the maximum benefit.

'The defendants failed to consider the practical consequences associated with this decision to only partially fund SNAP,' McConnell said.

'They knew that there would be a long delay in paying partial Snap payments and failed to consider the harms individual who rely on those benefits would suffer.'

The Trump administration said last month that it would not pay benefits at all for November because of the federal shutdown.

Delta Air Lines told CNN it is preemptively canceling around 170 regional and mainline flights that were scheduled on Friday.

The air carrier noted more regional flights will be canceled.

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Donald Trump’s administration can enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.

The State Department changed its passport rules after Trump handed down an executive order in January declaring the United States would 'recognize two sexes, male and female,' based on birth certificates and 'biological classification.'

The court granted the Justice Department's request to lift a judge's order that had blocked the policy while a class action lawsuit challenging the administration's action plays out.

'Displaying passport holders' sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth - in both cases, the government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment,' SCOTUS said.

The court's three liberal justices - Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan - publicly dissented from the decision.

Vice President JD Vance warned that the government shutdown will lead to an 'aviation emergency.'

Writing on X, he said, 'What the Democrats are doing on the government shutdown is genuinely unprecedented, and while the administration has shielded the American people from the worst of the consequences, all of this is coming, and soon:

'An aviation emergency that will lead to significant travel delays for all Americans. Food stamp and other assistance programs running out for needy Americans. Great strains on our military and national security.

'The shutdown has now passed from farce into tragedy, and the consequences of this national emergency fall on every senator and congressman who refuses to open the government.'

Major airlines have already started canceling flights as the FAA ordered a 10 percent service reduction at 40 of the busiest airports.

Passengers can expect to be notified about cancellations Thursday.

Many companies, including United, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have said they would offer refunds to passengers who opt not to fly, even if they purchased tickets that aren’t normally refundable.

The CEO of Frontier Airlines has event recommended that travelers buy backup tickets with another airline to avoid being stranded.

Hopper economist Hayley Berg told USA Today that travelers should be checking their flight status days in advance.

'If you have a flight scheduled or you’re scheduling one, sign up for text message notifications or sign up for alerts from the airline on the app on your phone,' Berg said.

'A couple of days before your flight, just check in. Make sure that there haven’t been any changes that haven’t been communicated to you yet.'

Furloughed Internal Revenue Service lawyer Isaac Stein, 31, has taken to selling hot dogs during the government shutdown.

He told Reuters his intention was for the cart to be a 'fun weekend project,' but now finds himself out seven days a week slinging hot dogs.

'There's the connection with people,' Stein said. 'There’s the small talk of asking people about their day. It’s like reading vignettes in a novel. You feel really connected.'

Stein sells hot dogs, Moon Pies and RC Cola from a cart he has named 'SHYSTERS.'

He said it was a complicated regulatory process to set up the cart, including health, fire, and consumer protection inspections, as well as a motor vehicle registration and a sidewalk permit.

'I read 150 pages of regulations myself. Everything about this stand was done by the book,' he Stein.

Although he plans to return to the IRS when the shutdown ends, he said he will continue to operate the cart on weekends.

President Donald Trump said he believes it is safe to fly in America, even as the FAA is set to reduce flights across the country.

'No I’m not concerned about it,' Trump said on Thursday when asked if it is safe to fly.

'As Sean Duffy announced, they’re cutting in certain areas, 10 percent, and they want to make sure it’s 100 percent safe.'

Large lines formed at security in George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday.

The airport is one of 40 major hubs across the country that will be impacted by the FAA's 10 percent flight reduction on Friday.