Government shutdown enters Day 22
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The ongoing government shutdown is the second-longest is history. But how will it, or can it, last? See history of shutdowns.
The last shutdown started on December 22, 2018, and went until January 25, 2019 — 35 days, making it the longest government shutdown.
Speaker Johnson was pressed on Texas Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s remarks reportedly requesting that the House return to the Capitol.
The current shutdown passed a 21-day lapse in funding under the Clinton administration to become the second longest.
The federal government shutdown is more than three weeks long, now the second-longest in US history. What is the longest on record? What to know
Most of the government shutdowns since 1977 have ended within a week or less, congressional records show. This is the fourth government shutdown to occur under President Donald Trump, but the first of his second term. The longest shutdown in U.S. history happened in 2019, during Trump’s first term.
Better reports a government shutdown may lower mortgage rates but introduces processing delays, especially for FHA and VA loans.
America's 13,000 air traffic controllers will soon receive their first $0 paycheck. They hold a delicate power in Washington's government shutdown.