The federal government shutdown became the longest in history on Wednesday. It’s now in its 37th day.

Senate leaders are moving closer to teeing up votes to end the government shutdown as negotiators met again Thursday morning in an attempt to hammer out final details, according to multiple sources in both parties.

Onita Norris is constantly running the numbers to figure out the answer tosolve a problem with no good answer: Figuring out much her two children, both under 5, will have to eat, and how much she will have to go without.