Government Shutdown 2024 March 8. Cnn — there is still no clear path to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week, with just four days until congress runs into a key funding. If congress doesn’t reach a deal to fund the government, several agencies would see their funding lapse after march 1, while the rest would operate through march.

March 8, 2024, 12:19 pm pst / updated march 9, 2024, 8:54 am pst. At 34 days, it was the longest.