The U.S. Antideficiency Act calls for a partial government shutdown when Congress fails to appropriate annual funds to agencies. As Congress and President Trump cannot agree on appropriations spending, the U.S. government is in the midst of the longest shutdown in U.S. history, which began as of 12:01 on Saturday, December 29, 2018.
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