Government shutdown latest; judge blocks mass layoffs; Senate rejects spending deal

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's mass layoffs as the government shutdown drags on, pausing the cuts for thousands of workers.

Will this be the longest government shutdown in history? See the longest government shutdowns

The ongoing government shutdown persists, but is it the longest the nation has seen? These are longest shutdowns in U.S. history.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Democratic and GOP strategists on the political fallout of the government shutdown

It's Day 15 of the federal government shutdown, one of the longest lapses in funding in U.S. history. To discuss the politics of the shutdown, Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir and Republican strategist Doug Heye.
The Hill

What’s the longest government shutdown in US history? This one isn’t even close

(NEXSTAR) – The federal government shutdown, which began Wednesday, marks the 21st such closure in 50 years. Most of those shutdowns have lasted less than a week, but the longest in U.S. history was over a month long. It wasn’t that long ago when the ...

Johnson warns US 'barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns' in history

House Speaker Mike Johnson blames Democratic obstruction for the ongoing government shutdown, now in its 13th day since Oct. 1.
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