The GOP-led House canceled votes Friday for a fifth week with still no hint of progress between congressional Republicans and Democrats to end the federal government shutdown, which on Saturday enters its 25th day.

The White House is already suggesting the federal closure could stretch into the holiday season, potentially impacting travel. President Donald Trump’s departure Friday night for a multicountry trip to Asia at least delivers a definitive blow to any immediate resolution over the weekend and next days.

The possibility of the government shutdown that began Oct. 1 becoming the nation’s longest ever is now very real. The record is 35 days, from late 2018 through early 2019, during Trump’s first term.

The Senate is back in Washington next week. But in this stalemate, the House has

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