Government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history
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The US federal government remains shut down with a spending deal to reopen still out of reach on Capitol Hill. Here’s how long the current shutdown has been going on:
The federal government shutdown is officially the longest in history as hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers won't receive full SNAP benefits this month.
FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers,
The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.
As most Americans following current events know, the U.S. federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2025 due to inability to arrive at an agreement on the federal budget for fiscal year 2026.
The ongoing federal shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record of 34 days set in President Donald Trump's first term.
At day 36 of the government shutdown, Americans are seeing disruptions at airports, Head Start childcare centers, national parks, and more.
Trump wants the Senate to abolish the filibuster blocking legislation such as ending the shutdown. Here's why even his Republican allies keep it.
Without a Senate vote scheduled and Democrats and Republicans locked in a stalemate, Trump's latest shutdown is poised to beat his previous record.
Bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., would review the land-use regulations of every state and city in the United States under legislation advancing quickly to President Donald Trump’s desk. The plan to have Uncle Sam essentially grade the zoning rules of localities is part of legislation supported by both sides of the aisle as a response to