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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,
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.
"A lot of the data we depend upon to gauge the state of the economy is produced by the federal government, which is shut down," ODU professor Bob McNab said.
The Senate returned today on Day 30 of the shutdown. Did they vote to reopen the government? Here's the latest, what's next.