The ongoing U.S. government shutdown reached its 22nd day on Wednesday, making it the second-longest in American history, with no resolution yet in sight. Both of the two longest shutdowns have occurred under President Donald Trump’s administration.
- The shutdown entered its 22nd day, surpassing all but the 2018 shutdown, which lasted 35 days over immigration funding disputes.
- This current lapse stems from Senate Democrats rejecting a Republican stopgap funding bill that omitted provisions on health care and other issues.
- Essential federal services continue to operate, but hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain furloughed or unpaid.
- Lawmakers have made little progress toward a compromise to reopen the government.
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