What to know on Day 35 of the government shutdown:

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest in history on Tuesday evening, when it will surpass the record set in 2019.

The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a House-passed measure to fund the government after the measure fell short for a 13th time last week.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday that he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week. And a number of senators have forecasted a possible end to the shutdown in the coming days, pointing to Tuesday's elections and rising health insurance premiums, now visible after open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act marketplace began over the weekend.

Amid a food aid shortfall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court th

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