Potential government budget solution, the Senate will undertake a test vote on Friday.

The longest government shutdown in American history is currently in its 37th da Accordingly, President Donald Trump has been responsible for the two longest shutdowns in American history; the previous record of 35 days was reached in 2019 during his first term.

Lawmakers from both parties are still unable to come to an agreement on a government funding plan. As SNAP money ran out over the weekend and flights are being delayed nationwide due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, the effects of the shutdown are becoming more severe.

Following discussions on a potential government budget solution, the Senate will perform a test vote. For a somewhat uncommon Friday session, the Senate will remain in session tomorrow. In a separate closed-door lunch, Majority Leader John Thune informed members that he intends to introduce a short-term financing package that will reopen the government for the fifteenth time.

Senators are seeking to make a number of amendments to the plan if Democrats supply 60 votes. A number of changes to the bill are being considered by the bipartisan group of senators from the rank-and-file who have been negotiating a way out of the shutdown. It is anticipated that lawmakers would try to move the expiration date of the short-term extension of government financing to an unspecified later date.