The 2025 government shutdown threatens to beat the previous record for the longest government shutdown. The last and longest shutdown was in 2018-2019 during Trump's first term, spanning 35 days. The shutdown was caused by disputes over expanding barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border.

La., would halt lawmakers from being paid for each day the shutdown continues, while also sidestepping the constitutional requirement that members of Congress receive a paycheck.

Later this week, watch for a new bill that funds the government into next year and has commitments for healthcare votes, according to a note from Strategas analysts led by Daniel Clifton. The healthca

If the US government shutdown continues into tomorrow (3 November) it will become the longest in the country's history

The shutdown pain is set to spiral. After four weeks in which the real-world impacts of the budget impasse have been relatively limited, a series of deadlines governing a range of programs will

There have already been numerous delays at airports across the country — sometimes hours long — because the Federal Aviation Administration slows down or stops traffic temporarily anytime it is short on controllers.

The poll also found that Americans overwhelmingly disapproved of Trump, Republicans and Democrats when it came to the handling of the shutdown.

The impasse has endangered food aid for millions and fueled delays at airports.

The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is taking on new urgency this week. Millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance.