Editor’s note: A previous version of this article misstated the year in which the second shutdown under President Trump happened. It was actually the most recent federal government shutdown in late 2018 and early 2019 that endured for 35 days, easily becoming the longest our country had seen. This is the fourth government shutdown to occur under President Trump, but the first of his second term. While the 2019 shutdown was 35 days long, the others – both in 2018 – lasted several hours and three days, respectively. Under President Barack Obama, a 2013 shutdown lasted 17 days, and under President Bill Clinton, a 1996 shutdown went on for three weeks.