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Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the shutdown could be the longest in U.S. history

Dispute centers on Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire Dec. 31

Trump administration fires thousands of federal workers amid shutdown

Museums, airports, and agencies face disruptions as Congress remains deadlocked

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen.

Standing alone at the Capitol on the 13th day of the shutdown, the speaker said he was unaware of the details of the thousands of federal workers being fired by the Trump administration. It’s a highly unusual mass layoff widely seen as way to seiz

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