Marking the 22nd day of the Trump Shutdown. This is now officially the longest government shutdown in history.

No way to run a government: “Trump’s advisers are scrambling to build an exit ramp while also bracing for the shutdown to last WEEKS longer.” https://t.co/23FJ4bWdBT

— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 12, 2019

The sense of urgency for a deal is mounting, as 800,000 federal workers missed their first paycheck on Friday https://t.co/dislmB0ZHN

— POLITICO (@politico) January 12, 2019

The shutdown has entered a record 22nd day, with hundreds of thousands of federal workers now missing paychecks. Here's where the impasse stands. https://t.co/t3aOjE09zv

— WSJ Shutdown (@WSJshutdown) January 12, 2019

During the first week of the shutdown, 4,760 federal employees filed for unemployment benefits, the Labor Department said. https://t.co/W0N0ZOnIMP

— WSJ Shutdown (@WSJshutdown) January 12, 2019

Update: DC federal judge refuses DOJ's request to postpone Monday hearing in federal employees' suit over #shutdown. Judge Richard Leon will rule Monday on TRO request. Order just issued: pic.twitter.com/VlF9Fr3VfG

— Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) January 12, 2019

Also here is a White House official who need not worry about a paycheck, calling the current chaos and debacle on government workers’ lives as somehow putting them in a “better off” universe.

Trump Top Economics Advisor: Fed workers getting free vacation days, actually "better off" more here >> https://t.co/WOeX8TWXlq pic.twitter.com/QNPlEQaq1G

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 11, 2019