We’re now in the 24th day of the federal government shutdown, making it the second-longest U.S. funding gap in history.
The longest lasted 35 days during President Trump’s first term in office. It occurred due to a budget impasse over the president’s request to fund the construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
This time it’s different. The president isn’t asking for anything; congressional Republicans aren’t requesting anything new.
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