The week began with a glimmer of hope the federal government may soon reopen with a deal reached in the senate, ending the longest shutdown in us history and possibly signaling an end to the. Johnson tells house members to begin returning to washington immediately we'll give a 36 hour formal and official notice. Why did the us government shut down and when will it reopen Republicans and democrats could not agree to pass a bill funding government services past 1 october, when the previous federal. On day 40 of the shutdown, eight democrats joined republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short. After more than 40 days, an end to the longest government shutdown in history appears to be in sight
Track the imminent government shutdown as democrats' demands risk federal services for millions Americans don’t agree with democrats’ actions.
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