The last government shutdown was the longest in more than 40 years. Here are all the recent shutdowns in one chart

The last shutdown started on December 22, 2018, and went until January 25, 2019 — 35 days, making it the longest government shutdown in more than four decades. It cost the United States an estimated $3 billion in lost GDP, according to the Congressional Budget Office. CNN’s Tami Luhby has more on which government services are expected to halt, and which could be expected to continue, during this shutdown. The last government shutdownThe shutdown that began in December 2018 was a partial shutdown, where Congress had approved annual funding for certain agencies, allowing them to continue operations while other federal departments went dark. The rest were considered exempt from furlough, meaning they needed to report to work but could not receive pay.