Following are the longest government shutdowns since 1980, when U.S. administrations started furloughing some federal workers ...

The last federal shutdown ran for 35 days, from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, making it the longest closure in U.S. history. At the time, the Senate had failed to pass a funding bill that included ...

Most of the government shutdowns since 1977 have ended within a week or less, congressional records show. This is the fourth ...

The last shutdown was also the longest in US history, lasting 35 days from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019, when Trump ...

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When was the last time the U.S. had a government shutdown? Here's a timeline and what we know about shutdowns over the last five decades.