WASHINGTON — Congress failed to reach an agreement 36 days ago on a new spending bill, setting the country on a now historic track.

The shutdown has dragged on into its second month, with no end in sight—becoming the longest full shutdown in U.S. history. Let's connect the dots.

Around 900,000 federal employees have been furloughed, and another 2 million are working without pay, while only "essential" services continue.

The ripple effects are wide, from airports where TSA agents and air-traffic controllers are calling out sick forcing cancellations and delays to millions of Americans not knowing where their next meal is coming from after food-assistance programs like SNAP face delays and limited funding.

The root of the stalemate: deep partisan disagreements.

House Republicans are tyi

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