Senate, shutdown and U.S. government
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The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.
The Senate will reconvene and vote on Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET for the 11th time to end the government shutdown. If the bill passes and is signed by President Donald Trump, the shutdown will end. If it fails, the shutdown will extend into its third week.
The 20-day U.S. federal government shutdown is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday.
Dozens of federal workers told Business Insider they are living paycheck to paycheck and cutting their spending during the government shutdown.
The government shutdown stretched into a new week as most congressional Democrats and Republicans continue to be at odds, leaving federal workers, military members and other Americans to worry about critical paychecks.
A new survey found Americans are split about who to blame for the ongoing government shutdown. President Trump, Democrats and Republicans all are responsible, the public said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed the Democratic Party has been taken over by far-left Marxists, citing figures like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The standoff has lasted over two weeks, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, even more without a guaranteed payday and Congress essentially paralyzed.