US EditionCongress Ties Record for Longest Shutdown as Bipartisan Talks Pick up Steam
The shutdown has entered its 34th day amid stalled talks over Affordable Care Act subsidies and SNAP funding affecting 42 million Americans, with federal worker pay delayed.
- With the shutdown in its 34th day, the U.S. government shutdown is approaching its sixth week and poised to surpass the 35-day shutdown as the longest ever.
- Democrats say they will only reopen the government if Affordable Care Act subsidies are extended to prevent premium hikes on Jan. 1, while the Department of Agriculture planned to withhold $8 billion in SNAP payments until two federal judges ordered funding.
- In a televised interview, President Donald Trump said he `won't be extorted` and will negotiate only after the government reopens, urging an end to the filibuster despite Senate Republicans' opposition.
- Hundreds of thousands of federal workers now face missed paychecks and growing airport delays, with Newark Airport limiting arrivals due to control tower staffing shortages while 42 million Americans who receive SNAP benefits confront uncertainty.
- With narrow margins in the Senate, Republicans need five Democrats to pass their bill, and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said last week he wants to negotiate with John Thune, Mike Johnson and Trump, though a deal remains uncertain.
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Congress ties record for longest shutdown as bipartisan talks pick up steam
By Sarah Ferris, Ted Barrett, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — 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. Those members insist there’s real momentum this time. Yet it’s not yet clear whether this potential off-ramp will deliver Democrats any real win on their biggest demand of the shutdown: health care. “I do believe that we are fin…
Government Shutdown Could Become Longest Ever as Trump Says He 'Won't Be Extorted' by Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Millions of people could lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how to […]
Government shutdown could be longest ever, Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats - Boston News, Weather, Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new
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