The last time the government was shut down was in Trump's first term. The shutdown in 2018-19 lasted 35 days. The current shutdown has lasted 29 days. Oct, 1, 2025. The 2019 shutdown began due to a disagreement in Congress over appropriations for a Southern border to separate Mexico and the United States. Trump sought $5 billion for the project.

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As Republican and Democratic lawmakers trade blame for the U.S. government shutdown, some have begun to worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive President Donald Trump.

Senate Democrats voted Wednesday for a 12th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the government and keep it funded through Nov. 21. Democrats blocked the funding measure — a clean

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen. The White House's budget office headed by Russ Vought is deciding who gets paid or fired in an unprecedented restructuring across the federal workforce.

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Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said on Wednesday that Republican colleague Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is becoming "very liberal" with her stances on Israel and government spending. Cruz said on CNBC that people should not “spend much time worrying about what Marjorie is saying,” The Hill news outlet reported.

Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer said Wednesday that his party thinks the government is trying to force another election by preparing a budget that the Opposition won't support.

France’s Socialist Party said it’s prepared to bring down the fragile minority government as soon as next week if there is no significant increase in taxation in next year’s budget.