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The government shutdown entered day 14 Friday, moving it closer to record-setting territory. Given that no solution is in sight, the impasse has a shot of breaking the record of 21 days set in 1995, reports Axios, which notes it's currently the 4th-longest shutdown we've experienced.
Not that there isn't movement: The newly sworn-in Democratic majority in the House passed two bills Thursday night to reopen the government, but both appear to be dead in the water, reports the Hill. Not only did the White House threaten a veto—the bills provide no money for President Trump's border wall—but the Senate won't even consider them.
"The Senate will not take up any proposal that does not have a real chance of passing this chamber and getting a presidential signature," said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, per Politico. "Let’s not waste the time.
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