'Utterly shameful': Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Congress is on track this week to break an unflattering record: presiding over the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The ongoing funding lapse will hit the 35-day mark Tuesday night, eclipsing the partial shutdown that ended in early 2019 and also occurred under President Donald Trump. Bipartisan talks among rank-and-file senators are underway, which…