Government shutdown becomes longest in history
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The government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 36th day, officially becoming the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Washington. The government shutdown now
in its 36th day. That makes it the
longest shutdown in US history.
Republicans and Democrats remain at a
stalemate on finding a solution to fund
the government. President Trump is
encouraging Senate Republicans to end
the filibuster rule in order to get it
back up and running. He also wants to
use that to pass a state slate of his
legislative priorities. The previous
35day shutdown record was set during
Trump's first term from 2018 into 2019.