November 5, 2025

At 00:01 a.m. (05:01 GMT) on Wednesday, the U.S. federal government shutdown reached its 36th day, surpassing the previous 35-day record set during the 2018-2019 shutdown and becoming the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

At midday on Tuesday, the U.S. Senate made its 14th attempt to pass a short-term funding bill proposed by Republicans and already approved by the House, but the procedural vote fell short of the 60 votes needed for approval.

As has been the case during the more than month-long government shutdown, leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties kept blaming each other on Tuesday, with no signs of negotiation or compromise.

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