The Senate is expected to vote on legislation that could potentially end the government shutdown when it reconvenes on Friday, Nov. 7.

Trump’s acknowledgment that the shutdown is weighing down Republicans could lead to a deal being worked out "very soon, if for no other reason than to take the media and public focus off the election results,” said Syracuse University political science professor Grant Reeher.

The showdown between Democrats and Republicans that has dragged on for five weeks doesn’t appear to have an end in sight as they dig into their positions.

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After saying earlier Tuesday that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not be distributed until the government shutdown ends, the White House said some funding will go out, as a judge instructed.

Senate Republicans rejected an offer from Democrats to end the shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of health care tax credits. Follow live updates here.

The government shutdown has officially become the longest in United States history on Nov. 5 after a 14th Senate vote to end it failed on Tuesday. The government has now been shut down for 36 days, surpassing the previous record-setting government closure in 2019.

The federal government will likely remain open as lawmakers on both sides banned together to avoid a shutdown.

But Trump, since returning from Asia last week, has gone from blaming Democrats for keeping the government closed to blaming Republicans for not killing the filibuster in order to restore funding.