WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – With Tuesday’s 14th failed funding vote in the U.S. Senate, the government is heading toward the longest shutdown in history — leaving dozens of programs and services still very much in limbo.

Republican leaders are calling on a handful of Senate Democrats to vote for their bill but Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says his party is holding firm on health care demands. They want an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies which are set to expire at the end of the year.

“The Senate deserves to see serious negotiations when it comes to health care,” Schumer said. 

Time is now running out for Republicans to pass their proposed government spending bill, which would fund the government through Nov. 21. As of Wednesday evening, however, the stalemate continued.

Regarding the federal food aid program known as SNAP, the White House says monies will go out to states, at least some of it. The comments come after President Trump posted on Truth Social Tuesday that SNAP would resume only “when the radical left Democrats open up government.”

But two courts ruled Friday the government must keep the program running regardless.

“We’re getting that partial payment out the door as much as we can and as quickly as we can, but it’s going to take some time,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. She added that Trump’s post was about future SNAP payments.

Meanwhile, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning of “mass chaos” at airports if air traffic controllers miss their second paycheck. Duffy said that “certain parts” of airspace may have to be closed because “we just cannot manage it.”

The 2025 government shutdown reach its 36th day on Wednesday and become the longest in history, passing the previous record from the 2018-19 shutdown, which also took place under Pres. Trump’s administration. This shutdown lasted from Dec. 22, 2018 until January 25, 2019.

Ultimately, even if an extension is passed, House Speaker Mike Johnson says lawmakers haven’t yet settled on how long that should be, though he added that “putting it in January” made sense to him, though he said there would have to be a “consensus” for that to happen. Though it wasn’t explicitly a strike, the 2018-19 government shutdown ultimately came to an end after several unpaid air traffic controllers refused to come into work, causing major cancelations and delays at airports in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) – With Tuesday’s 14th failed funding vote in the U.S. Senate, the government is heading toward the longest shutdown in history — leaving dozens of programs and services still very much in limbo.

Republican leaders are calling on a handful of Senate Democrats to vote for their bill but Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says his party is holding firm on health care demands. They want an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies which are set to expire at the end of the year.

“The Senate deserves to see serious negotiations when it comes to health care,” Schumer said. 

Time is now running out for Republicans to pass their proposed government spending bill, which would fund the government through Nov. 21. As of Wednesday evening, however, the stalemate continued.

Regarding the federal food aid program known as SNAP, the White House says monies will go out to states, at least some of it. The comments come after President Trump posted on Truth Social Tuesday that SNAP would resume only “when the radical left Democrats open up government.”

But two courts ruled Friday the government must keep the program running regardless.

“We’re getting that partial payment out the door as much as we can and as quickly as we can, but it’s going to take some time,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. She added that Trump’s post was about future SNAP payments.

Meanwhile, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning of “mass chaos” at airports if air traffic controllers miss their second paycheck. Duffy said that “certain parts” of airspace may have to be closed because “we just cannot manage it.”

The 2025 government shutdown reach its 36th day on Wednesday and become the longest in history, passing the previous record from the 2018-19 shutdown, which also took place under Pres. Trump’s administration. This shutdown lasted from Dec. 22, 2018 until January 25, 2019.

Ultimately, even if an extension is passed, House Speaker Mike Johnson says lawmakers haven’t yet settled on how long that should be, though he added that “putting it in January” made sense to him, though he said there would have to be a “consensus” for that to happen. Though it wasn’t explicitly a strike, the 2018-19 government shutdown ultimately came to an end after several unpaid air traffic controllers refused to come into work, causing major cancelations and delays at airports in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia.