The 5 longest government shutdowns in history: What happened, how they ended
Sunday, October 26th 2025, 1:00:15 pm
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The longest government shutdown in history lasted 35 days, but the current fight is now the second-longest with no signs of stopping.
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The “Skyfall” missile was previously described by top State Department official Thomas Countryman as a “uniquely stupid weapon system”....
“[It] feels almost the same as when I saw the Pentagon damage on 9/11.”...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brushed off ABC host Martha Raddatz’s attempt Sunday to pin the government shutdown on Republicans....
