The last federal shutdown ran for 35 days, from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, making it the longest closure in U.S. history. At the time, the Senate had failed to pass a funding bill that included $5.7 billion requested by President Donald Trump to help construct the U.S. southern border wall.

Congress remains deadlocked over health care and spending as Wednesday government shutdown deadline approaches, threatening federal worker paychecks.

A major hurricane is packing 145 mph winds in the Atlantic while another storm brings back memories of a $5 billion disaster that hit southeast Texas

ESPN college football pundit Paul Finebaum talked to OutKick's Clay Travis and said his network nixed a potential interview with President Donald Trump in 2019.