US government shutdown extends into its fourth week amid Senate funding deadlock
TL;DR
The US government shutdown has become one of the longest in history after the Senate repeatedly failed to pass a funding resolution, with Democrats opposing measures that lack healthcare provisions, leading to extended recesses and furloughs of federal employees, amid political blame and protests.
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