Government shutdown becomes longest in US history

The government shutdown has broken the record for the longest in U.S. history at 36 days, while federal workers go without pay, millions of Americans go without food stamps, and the holiday season approaches.

The record was broken just days after the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program lapsed for the first time. The previous record of 35 days was a partial shutdown in 2019 during President Donald Trump’s first term, meaning the current one had already claimed the record for the longest full shutdown. The third longest shutdown was 21 days under former President Bill Clinton in 1995. 

“It was a 35-day government shutdown during the first Trump administration,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told the Washington Examiner. “This is day 35 of the Trump Republican shutdown. Donald

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