The ongoing US government shutdown has broken historic records — and its economic consequences could prove even longer-lasting.

Today on the Big Take, host Sarah Holder is joined by Bloomberg’s Gregory Korte and Megan Scully, who cover the White House and Congress, to talk about the shutdown’s impacts across sectors — and what it could take to break the logjam.

Read more: The US Government Shutdown Is the Longest Ever. Why Does This Keep Happening?

The ongoing US government shutdown has broken historic records &mdash; and its economic consequences could prove even longer-lasting.
Today on the Big Take, host Sarah Holder is joined by Bloomberg&rsquo;s Gregory Korte and Megan Scully, who cover the White House and Congress, to talk about the shutdown&rsquo;s impacts across sectors &mdash; and what it could take to break the logjam.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/the-us-government-shutdown-is-the-longest-ever-why-does-this-keep-happening">The US Government Shutdown Is the Longest Ever. Why Does This Keep Happening?</a>

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How the Longest Government Shutdown Is Impacting the Economy

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