As Congress races against the deadline to avert a federal government shutdown, lawmakers are confronting echoes of the last shutdown and longest funding lapse in U.S. history — a 35-day impasse during President Donald Trump's first term. If Congress fails to act before midnight, it would mark the first shutdown since the record-breaking 2018-19 closure. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/when-was-the-last-government-shutdown/507-4c3d0bdd-3136-413a-8cd3-dfbf212641d6?tbref=hp