Breaking News: The U.S. government shutdown has tied the record for the longest shutdown in American history
Due to the U.S. Senate again failing to pass a short-term funding bill, the U.S. government shutdown has become the longest in history. As of midnight on November 4 local time, the U.S. government shutdown has lasted 35 days, tying the record for the longest government shutdown in American history. The previous record was set during Trump's first term.
[Witty] Comments: The U.S. government shutdown lasting 35 days has tied the historical record, which is not just a simple budget dispute. Polymarket prediction (58% probability of ending on 11.15, 85% probability of ending before 11.30) reveals a harsh reality: partisan fighting will keep the country paralyzed for at least two or three weeks. Frequent record-breaking government shutdowns have become a characteristic political landscape in the United States, with both parties using national machinery for short-term political interests, even at the cost of severely damaging the economy, people's livelihood, and the nation's reputation. This institutional epilepsy exposes the structural flaws of American democracy - when party polarization surpasses national interests, the democratic system becomes a hostage of power struggles, becoming an unworkable malfunctioning machine. The shutdown is no longer an occasional event, but solid evidence of the failure of the American democratic system.
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