The 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown, the longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins.

2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown

Longest US federal government shutdown

The United States federal government shutdown from midnight EST on December 22, 2018, until February 9, 2019 was the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and the second and final federal government shutdown involving furloughs during the first presidency of Donald Trump.…

Government shutdowns in the United States

Service reductions due to a funding lapse

In the United States, government shutdowns occur when funding legislation required to finance the federal government is not enacted before the next fiscal year begins. In a shutdown, the federal government curtails agency activities and services, ceases non-essential operations,…

Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States is the national government of the United States.

December 22

Day of the year

December 22 is the 356th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; nine days remain until the end of the year.