Washington is hurtling towards its longest-ever federal government shutdown, as the impasse between Republican and Democratic legislators drags on and Donald Trump rebuffs calls to negotiate.
Tuesday marked the 35th day of the government shutdown, tying the record set in 2018-19. It has left hundreds of thousands of federal workers on furlough, without pay, closed some services, and disrupted the supply of food stamps for 40mn Americans who rely on them.
On Tuesday, the president warned that his government would only restart food benefits for the poorest Americans if “Radical Left Democrats” opened up the government.
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