US government shutdown nears record as political leaders seek resolution
TL;DR
The US government shutdown, now the longest in history at 33 days, is causing delays in food benefits for millions, with President Trump resisting efforts to reopen the government and facing court rulings to fund SNAP benefits amid political stalemates.
- US government shutdown nearing record for longest in history as Trump delays food benefits to millions – US politics live The Guardian
- An epochal political week opens with shutdown about to break record CNN
- 'Utterly shameful': Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown Politico
- 8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week The Hill
- Brooks and Capehart on the pressure to end the government shutdown PBS
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