The current government shutdown – the first since President Trump’s first term – hit the two-week mark Tuesday, with no apparent end in sight. Both Republican and Democratic leadership, at least publicly, remain firmly dug in – Democrats demanding major healthcare policy concessions tied to a funding bill to reopen the government, Republicans saying Democrats must pass the GOP’s ‘clean’ CR (continuing resolution) to reopen the government and then they can discuss possible healthcare measures. The 14-day shutdown currently ranks as the 5th longest in the nation’s history. Here’s what you need to know about the four that have gone on longer.

The last government shutdown was also the longest, lasting 34 days.

This was a partial shutdown (Congress had passed a portion of FY 2019 appropriatio

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