The Senate failed to advance a GOP-backed measure that would pay federal employees, military members and contractors who have continued to work during the government shutdown, now on Day 23.

The 2025 federal government shutdown has hit Day 22 and is now the second longest shutdown in history since it began Oct. 1st, but how much longer will it last?

The country, meanwhile, is feeling the financial hit of the shutdown, which is on track to become among the longest in U.S. history.