The federal government shutdown is in its third week, making it tied for the second-longest since 1976.

The shutdown began after Senate Democrats and Republicans could not agree on a short-term funding measure.

Social Security and Medicare benefits will continue, but SNAP benefits for November could be affected if the shutdown persists.

We are now three weeks into the federal government shutdown, and the likelihood of it ending anytime soon is slim.

Oct. 21 marks three weeks since the government shut down, and now, as the shutdown continues, it is tied for the second-longest shutdown since 1976 at 21 days as of Monday, Oct. 20. The original second-longest happened under former President Bill Clinton in 1996. The longest ever shutdown was during President Donald Trump's first term in l

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