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Government shutdown live updates as impasse matches record for longest in history

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday that he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week.

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Government Shutdown: Day 35 ties record for longest in US history

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The government shutdown is about to be the longest ever; Follow live updates

Idaho State Journal · 13h

Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump mulls what to do next after judges order SNAP funding restored

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month.

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Trying to end the government shutdown

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Live updates: Thune ‘optimistic’ about shutdown deal; Senate to vote 14th time on funding bill

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Live updates: Trump administration to partially fund SNAP as shutdown enters Day 34

Administration officials indicated to the judge Monday that they will not use federal dollars to fill the gap.

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Trump signals shutdown won’t end soon

WABE · 21h

Government shutdown poised to become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats

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At 35 days, the government shutdown has now tied the record for longest in history

If the shutdown continues into Wednesday, which lawmakers believe is almost certain, it will shatter that record, set during Trump's first term. That 35-day federal closure in late 2018 and early 2019 resulted from a fight over Trump’s demand for a border wall, which Democrats refused to fund.

The Indianapolis Star

Will this be the longest government shutdown in history? See the longest government shutdowns

Here are the five longest federal government shutdowns in U.S. history. The 2025 shutdown has entered its third week. It began Oct. 1. The federal government has experienced 22 funding gaps since 1976, including the current one. Many have generally lasted ...