The government shutdown entered its 17th day Friday with no end in sight, tying it for the third-longest federal work stoppage in US history.
The shutdown — the first since President Trump's initial term in office — began on Oct. 1 after funding bills from Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a key threshold in the Senate.
Both sides have remained dug into their positions ever since. A Thursday vote in the Senate provided the chamber's 10th failure to advance the GOP plan and then lawmakers headed home for the weekend.
By the time they return Monday, the shutdown will be in its 20th day.
"Many of you have asked all of us how it will end," Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said. "We have no idea."
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The government shutdown entered its 17th day Friday with no end in sight, tying it for the third-longest federal work stoppage in US history.
The shutdown — the first since President Trump's initial term in office — began on Oct. 1 after funding bills from Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a key threshold in the Senate.
Both sides have remained dug into their positions ever since. A Thursday vote in the Senate provided the chamber's 10th failure to advance the GOP plan and then lawmakers headed home for the weekend.
By the time they return Monday, the shutdown will be in its 20th day.
"Many of you have asked all of us how it will end," Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said. "We have no idea."
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