AI-assisted summary

The federal government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the previous 35-day record.

The shutdown began on October 1 after Congress failed to pass a funding bill, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed or unpaid.

Online betting markets suggest the shutdown is likely to end by mid-November, though odds are increasing for it to extend longer.

The federal government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history as of Wednesday, Nov. 5, after a bill to end the stalemate failed for the 14th time on Tuesday.

The shutdown, now at Day 36, began at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 when Congress failed to pass legislation to pay the federal government's bills. The previous record was 35 days during a shutdown in President Donald Trump's first te

See Full Page