Congress failed to agree on appropriations for the new fiscal year. The 2018-19 shutdown holds the record for the longest shutdown. It lasted 35 days. As the closure stretches on,

It's been nearly a month since the partial government shutdown has been in effect, but the real pain is expected to kick in on Nov. 1

Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a stalemate over government funding. They have voted 13 times unsuccessfully to end the shutdown, the last one failing 54-45 on Oct. 28. 60 votes are needed for passage.

Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's payments were likely to be delayed.

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

The federal government shut down on Wednesday after lawmakers failed to meet the deadline for a new spending deal, leaving federal agencies to begin winding down operations as Washington braces for what could be a prolonged closure.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped up.