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Government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history after failed Senate vote

05 November 2025 07:01 (UTC +04:00)

The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government, which began at midnight on October 1, has become the longest shutdown in the country’s history, APA reports.

This shutdown has surpassed the previous record that occurred during Donald Trump’s first presidential term (2017–2021), in 2018–2019.

The earlier shutdown began at midnight on December 22, 2018, and ended on the 35th day – January 25, 2019. At that time, following successful votes in both chambers of Congress, the White House announced that Trump had signed the relevant law at 9:23 p.m. Eastern Time, officially ending the government closure. The government’s operations had been halted for a total of 34 days, 21 hours, and 23 minutes.

As of 8:24 p.m. on November 4, a new funding bill that would allow the federal government to resume operations has still not been approved by Congress.

Taking into account the U.S. transition to standard time on November 2, the current shutdown has already lasted 34 days, 21 hours, and 24 minutes — making it the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.