On November 5th, the U.S. federal government shutdown entered its 36th day, breaking the previous record of 35 days from late 2018 to early 2019 and becoming the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

On November 5th, the traffic lights in front of the Capitol in Washington D.C., the U.S. capital, turned red. Photo by Hu Yousong of Xinhua News Agency

Reflection of Capitol Building photographed on November 5 in Washington, D.C. by Hu Yousong of Xinhua News Agency

The U.S. Congress Budget Office recently indicated that depending on the duration of the federal government shutdown, the annualized growth rate of the U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of this year is expected to drop by o

On November 5th, federal employees lined up to receive free food in Washington D.C., the capital of the United States. Photo by Xinhua News Agency, Hu Yousong

The people of the United States are paying for the shutdown, which has caused huge impacts on various areas of livelihood including food relief, healthcare benefits, and civil aviation transportation. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader of the Senat

In the early morning of November 5th, in the autumn chill of Portland, USA, homeless people queued up to receive relief items. Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Xiaoling

Early in the morning of November 5th, in the autumn chill of Portland, USA, the homeless huddled in the street corners. Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Xiaoling

Currently, there are thousands of flight delays in the United States every day. According to the data from the American Airlines Association, more than 3.2 million American passengers have been affected by flight delays or cancellations since the shu

At Kennedy International Airport in New York, USA, on November 5th, passengers were queuing for check-in. Photo by Zhang Fengguo, Xinhua News Agency

An airliner took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on November 5th. Photo by Zhang Fengguo, Xinhua News Agency

On this day, the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington docked at Busan Port in South Korea for rest and replenishment. Reports indicate that if the government continues to shutdown, the payment of US military salaries in mid-November

On November 5th, the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington arrived at the port of Busan, South Korea. Xinhua News Agency/News Desk

In recent times, the U.S. government has continued to carry out the largest military deployment of the U.S. military in the Caribbean in more than 30 years on the pretext of cracking down on drug trafficking groups, which has been questioned and cond

On November 5th, in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, a man sat in front of a poster calling for unity. The slogan written on the poster was My Venezuela, Our Venezuela, United Venezuela. By Salgado, Xinhua News Agency

The United States has implemented economic, commercial, and financial blockade on Cuba for more than 60 years, which is just around the corner. Cuba's struggle to defend national sovereignty and oppose the blockade has received support from most coun

On November 5th, in Havana, the capital of Cuba, pedestrians passed by a billboard that condemned the US blockade on Cuba. The billboard, in blue letters, wrote 'Overthrow the blockade', and the cartoon mocked the absurdity of the US blockade on Cuba

According to foreign reports, the United States threatened to intervene in Nigeria by force earlier this month.

On November 5th, when visiting the website of the US Embassy in Nigeria, a pop-up notification still showed that due to the impact of the US federal government shutdown and funding cuts, updates on the website would be restricted.

Protests against the United States and Israel have never stopped in the Middle East region.

On November 5th, a man was seen on the streets of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, looking at propaganda posters exposing the atrocities of the United States and Israel. Photo by Mohamed Mohamed / Xinhua News Agency

On November 4th, people in many parts of Iran, including the capital Tehran, held gatherings to condemn US dominance and Israeli aggressive actions. Xinhuanet reported.nnNote: ↑↓ is not translated in this context.

There are also constant disagreements between the United States and its allies.

In Europe, the United States and its NATO allies are deadlocked in a dispute over defense budget expenditures. Public opinion holds that increasing defense spending by NATO countries would greatly benefit the United States, while the military spendin

On November 5th, in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, the flags of NATO and its member countries were flying outside the NATO headquarters. Photo by Xinhua News Agency, Zhang Zhaoqing

Gridlock frequency increases and duration lengthens, which has become a common occurrence in the US political scene.

The record was set on November 5, 2025.

A very disgraceful record! The American Political Newspaper described the longest shutdown in history in such a way.