Government Shutdown Becomes Longest In U.S. History As Congress Fails To Break Funding Deadlock

The U.S. government shutdown has entered its 36th day, now the longest in American history, with over a million federal workers unpaid and key services disrupted. Democrats are demanding ACA subsidy extensions before reopening the government, while Republicans insist the issue should be addressed afterward. The Senate has failed 14 times to pass a funding bill as Trump urges ending the filibuster and refuses to compromise.