The government shutdown could reach the longest-ever by Election Day. How long have the longest shutdowns lasted? Reasons? Cost? See the history.

The government has shut down 21 times since 1977, and Congress is still breaking records for the longest fiscal standoffs.

The last time the government was shut down was in Trump's first term. The shutdown in 2018-19 lasted 35 days. The current ...

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 ...

Parts of the federal government have shut down after lawmakers failed to pass funding legislation before the Oct. 1 deadline. There have been 21 federal shutdowns in the United States over the last ...

The last shutdown was also the longest in US history, lasting 35 days from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019, when Trump announced he had reached a tentative deal with congressional leaders to ...

The government shutdown has reached Day 31, and by Monday it'll tie the longest funding lapse in history. Will Senate vote ...

The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 due to a funding standoff between President Donald Trump and ...

The ongoing government shutdown became the second-longest in US history Wednesday, surpassing the 1995-96 lapse in federal ...

The ongoing government shutdown is the second-longest is history. But how will it, or can it, last? See history of shutdowns.

The last government shutdown was also the longest in U.S. history, lasting 34 days. It occurred during President Donald Trump’s first term.

SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program's history because of the government shutdown.