US EditionSenate spurns GOP spending bill for 14th time, ensuring longest shutdown in history
The shutdown has furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers and disrupted SNAP benefits, with health insurance premiums projected to rise over 100%, officials said.
- The current U.S. government shutdown has become the longest federal funding lapse in history, surpassing the previous record set in early 2019.
- Democrats say they will only provide votes to end the funding lapse after a deal has been struck to extend expiring insurance subsidies that make health care affordable for millions of Americans.
- President Donald Trump has held firm on refusing to negotiate, telling CBS News in an interview broadcast Sunday that he would "not be extorted.
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U.S. enters sixth week of government shutdown, marking longest in history
After marking the longest government shutdown in history at 35 days, the U.S. entered the sixth week since President Donald Trump and Congress failed to decide to fund the government by the Sept. 30 deadline. There have been lengthy shutdowns in the past, with the second longest occurring in Trump’s first term, lasting 34 days. Previous administrations have also faced similar stalemates. Former President Bill Clinton saw a 21-day shutdown in 1…
Virginia families feel impact as federal government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The federal government shutdown has officially become the longest in U.S. history, and the ripple effects continue to be felt across the Commonwealth. As the shutdown reaches day 36, VCU political science professor Dr. John Aughenbaugh said the stalemate in Congress reveals a deepening political divide that shows no signs of easing. “It really does reflect the kind of sort of hyper-partisan nature of American politics toda…
The US budget blockage became the longest in history. It entered on the 36th day, over the previous record of 35 days, established in December 2018 and January 2019, all during Donald Trump's mandate. Then, legislation...
Salaries are delayed, aid funds are stalled, chaos at airports: the longest shutdown in US history is affecting millions of people – and weakening the economy.
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