WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government shutdown rolled on to its 20th day on Monday as a resolution remained elusive amid a bitter stalemate between Democrats and Republicans in Congress.

If the shutdown reaches 21 days, it will tie the 1995-1996 standoff during the Bill Clinton presidency as the second longest in U.S. history. The longest shutdown , 35 days, occurred during President Donald Trump 's first term in late 2018 and into 2019 .

Senate Democrats have refused to vote for a short-term measure to fund the government, demanding Republicans restore cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare that the Congressional Budget Office says will cost 10 million people their health insurance.

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Trump will use “stronger measures to bring them at the t

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