WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal government shutdown, which started on Oct. 1, has entered its fourth week, forcing hundreds of thousands of federal employees to work unpaid and ...

The last U.S. government shutdown, from late 2018 to early 2019, lasted 35 days -- the longest on record. According to betting data from New York-based prediction market platform Kalshi, as of ...