WASHINGTON — The Senate will reconvene on Monday, but with the House still in recess this week, the monthlong federal government shutdown appears on pace to break the 35-day record for the longest in U.S history.

Monday marks Day 34 of the shutdown, and both parties remain gridlocked on a short-term spending bill to reopen the federal government, making it unlikely a deal will be reached before Election Day on Tuesday. Lawmakers and the White House will be closely watching the results of the New York City mayoral race and tight gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia to get a pulse of voter sentiment nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

The Trump administration was ordered last week to release emergency federal funds to partially pay for

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