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Congress ties record for longest shutdown as bipartisan talks pick up steam

With Congress now tied for its longest-ever shutdown, a small group of fed-up lawmakers in Washington are furiously trying to end the standoff as soon as this week.

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US Government Shutdown Ties Record, as Congressional Inaction Takes Toll

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Government shutdown ties record for longest in US history

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Government Shutdown Could Become Longest Ever as Trump Says He 'Won't Be Extorted' by Democrats

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month.

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Trump administration to partially fund SNAP; president endorses Andrew Cuomo in NYC mayor's race

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Live updates: Senate to vote on ending government shutdown; Election Day latest, Dick Cheney dies

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23 effects being felt on Day 35 of the shutdown

More than 1 million federal workers aren’t getting paid.

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Live updates: Spanberger projected to win Virginia governor’s race; NYC reports major turnout

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Trump threatens to withhold SNAP funding until shutdown ends

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US Capitol police: Pennsylvania man arrested for threatening to kill Congress member

The U.S. Capitol Police said officers arrested a man from Pennsylvania for threatening to kill a Congress member.

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Trump urges GOP to end filibuster as government shutdown hits one-month mark. Live updates

“Disrupting SNAP means American children will go hungry,” said Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. “Families will miss meals, food pantries will reach their breaking point, and local communities will bear the burden of Washington's paralysis – once again, failing the American people."

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Pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely

WASHINGTON -- The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.

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Why redrawing a congressional district in NC doesn’t mean candidates must move

U.S. Rep. Tim Moore ran and won his district in 2024, but had stopped short of running in 2022 after former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn switched districts to challenge Moore’s planned run, then back again only to be taken out in the Republican primary by now-U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards.