Shutdown reaches 38th day following 14 failed attempts to get Democrats to support a House-approved bill without extension of healthcare subsidies
The US government shutdown appeared set to stretch into its seventh week, with no signs yet emerging on Friday that congressional Democrats had budged from their demands to restart funding despite consistent pressure from Republicans.
The 38-day shutdown began on the first of October and is already the longest in US history, causing unprecedented disruptions to government programs.
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