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Why Democrats Will Probably Shut Down the Government Soon

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The U.S. government’s current stopgap spending measure expires on March 14 .

The last time a shutdown actually happened was in 20182019 , when Senate Democrats exercising a filibuster threat defied Donald Trump's demands for additional “border wall” funding.

The impasse lasted a record 35 days , until Trump figured out a way to get his money while bypassing Congress .