US EditionA Look at the Last Government Shutdown, the Longest in US History
Congress remains deadlocked over budget priorities with no appropriations bills passed; previous shutdowns cost $3 billion and furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers, officials said.
- With funding set to expire at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, Congress faces a lapse if lawmakers don't reach a spending deal.
- Amid a fight over government funding, the last shutdown in 1977 lasted from September 30 to October 13, making it the longest in over four decades, despite Democratic control.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimated the closure shaved $3 billion off GDP and idled roughly 380,000 federal workers while Social Security payments and military operations continued.
- With none of the 12 appropriations bills passed, Congress faces unclear shutdown odds as Republican Speaker Mike Johnson leads a narrow House majority and GOP lacks 60-vote Senate threshold.
- While shutdowns are rarer, partisan fights continue and there have been six since 1990, with Republicans proposing extending funding until November 21 and Democrats linking it to ACA subsidies ending in 2025.
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US government shutdown: What does it mean and who will it impact? All you need to know
The US government on Wednesday shut down its operations for the first time in six years after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill, making the country plunge into a severe crisis. Moreover, tensions escalated as President Trump threatened new layoffs of federal employees. It should be noted that the 55-45 Senate vote left little chance of keeping the government open past midnight. The shutdown clock ran out at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. US govern…
US on brink of government shutdown as last-ditch vote fails
After the vote, the White House's Office of Management and Budget issued a memo saying 'affected agencies should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown.' The longest shutdown in history came during Trump's first term, when government functions were halted for 35 days beginning in December 2018.
The U.S. government went into budget paralysis this Wednesday, with the consequent closure of part of the federal administration, with no solution in sight in Congress between President Donald Trump's Republicans and the Democratic opposition. This is the first shutdown or "shutdown" since the longest in history...
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