If they don’t, the shutdown would go into place on Nov. 18 at 12:01 a.m. What was the longest government shutdown? The longest, and most recent, government shutdown lasted 34 days, from Dec. 22 ...

However, recently shutdowns have been getting longer, with two of the three longest shutdowns occurring in the past decade. A government shutdown isn’t as dramatic as the term implies.

The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest ever, with no end in sight to the political standoff. On Saturday it reaches its 22nd day, overtaking the previous record - the 21 ...

That said, the most recent government shutdown in from December 2028 to January 2019 was also the longest in history at 35 days. Secondly, many non-critical government functions cease to operate ...

United States President Donald Trump has attacked opposition Democrats for rejecting his latest offer to end what is now the longest government shutdown in US history.

A partial U.S. government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is the longest shuttering of federal agencies in U.S. history.

WASHINGTON: The federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for ...

Congressional leaders reach deal to avoid a government shutdown before election Congress is returning to Washington with a nailbiter of an election hovering and an even more pressing task.

The longest government shutdown in US history occurred between December 2018 and January 2019. The shutdown lasted 35 days, causing 800,000 federal employees to go without pay and costing the ...

Yet again the clock is ticking for lawmakers to lay down their swords and come to an agreement on funding the federal government to avert a shutdown. If they fail, a government shutdown could ...

Another month and there's another round of discussions to ward off a government shutdown, which is leaving people to wonder how Social Security would be affected, one of the many questions of how ...