Shutdown on day 22 sets record as second-longest in US history, with no sign of a deal

WASHINGTON — The government shutdown became the second longest in U.S. history Wednesday, though the mounting repercussions for dozens of federal programs, including food aid for some of the country’s most vulnerable residents, failed to spur any momentum in Congress.  The Senate was unable for the 12th time to advance a stopgap spending bill that […]