WASHINGTON – As Day 15 dawned on the federal government shutdown , President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans braced for what could become the longest lapse in funding in history.

Trump said he would release a list Oct. 17 of Democratic programs he eliminated. The White House Office of Management and Budget said in a social media post it was preparing for more layoffs.

But Democrats continued to demand additional healthcare funding , to overturn previously approved cuts in Medicaid funding and to extend tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

The longest previous shutdown lasted 35 days between December 2018 and January 2019, during Trump’s first term. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, warned that “we're barreling toward one o

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