The US government shutdown has become the longest in the country's history.

The partial suspension of the US federal government (shutdown), which began at midnight on October 1, became the longest in the country's history, thereby surpassing all previous shutdowns. This was reported on November 4 by NBS News channel.

"If the shutdown lasts until Wednesday, which, according to lawmakers, is almost inevitable, it will break the record set during the first term of [US President Donald] Trump," the TV channel reports.

The article says that the reason for the 35-day shutdown in late 2018 and early 2019 was the Democrats' refusal to finance the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico.

As the CBS News channel points out, shutdowns are a relatively recent phenomenon. In their current form, they only began in 1980, when the Attorney General issued a series of documents stating that government agencies could not continue spending funds without congressional authorization. Since then, there have been 15 shutdowns, including the current one.

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On October 31, the TV channel predicted that the suspension of the work of the American government would presumably last until next week. It was reported that the Senate announced a break on Thursday and would not meet until Monday. Thus, the shutdown will last at least until the 34th day, which already corresponds to the longest break in the history of the United States.

The Financial Times newspaper reported on November 1 that more than 40 million low-income Americans are suffering from delays in SNAP government food aid due to the suspension of the US government. More than 42 million people in 22 million households across the country receive benefits. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 40% of recipients of such assistance are children.

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