CNN data reporter Harry Enten discusses the results of new polls from AP-NORC and Quinnipiac on how the public is responding to the partial government shutdown. HARRY ENTEN, CNN: You might think, given that the Republicans are in charge of both the House and the Senate,

Meaning, the shutdown will end and the government will fully reopen once Congress passes funding appropriations. President Donald Trump will then have to sign the appropriations bill into law.

A federal judge on Tuesday extended a block that prevents President Donald Trump's administration from laying off thousands of federal employees amid a nearly month-long partial government shutdown.

The federal government shutdown, precipitated by Congress’s inability to reach consensus on a fiscal year 2026 budget, is nearing thirty days. The shutdown has brought some federal government programs to a grinding halt, while other government employees in essential roles continue to work with partial or no pay.

A new bill from Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) would order federal agencies to precisely measure the cost of the partial government shutdown on their operations once it ends, to give a comprehensive estimate of the funding lapse’s toll on taxpayers’ wallets.

The last shutdown started on December 22, 2018, and went until January 25, 2019 — 35 days, making it the longest government shutdown.

The ongoing government shutdown is breaking milestones as Democrats and Republicans are still far apart on federal spending.

The ongoing partial government shutdown is at risk of upending holiday travel plans for Thanksgiving, House GOP leaders ominously warned Tuesday.

A federal judge on Tuesday extended a block that prevents the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal employees amid the nearly monthlong partial government shutdown.

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