US Government Shutdown Now Tied for Longest in History
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks to reporters as the government is on the verge of a shutdown amid a partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The lapse in federal funding has hit another milestone: At 35 days as of