Senate spurns GOP spending bill for 14th time, ensuring longest shutdown in history

‘Suckers’: Liberal senators revolt against the fragile deal to end the shutdown

With lawmakers officially poised to break the record for the longest shutdown on Wednesday, Democrats and Republicans are discussing a potential — if very fragile — deal to finally end the funding impasse.

Federal shutdown heads for record-longest; local union says workers feeling financial pain

Federal workers are days away from missing their second paycheck during the government shutdown, but there's no sign that lawmakers in Washington are closing in on a deal.

Government shutdown nears historic length as pressure mounts on Capitol Hill

As the government shutdown ties for the longest on record Tuesday evening, Democrats and Republicans are reportedly exploring options to end it.

Senate Democrats wrestle over whether to cut a shutdown deal

The NewsSenate Democrats are wrestling with a painful decision: whether to finally accept Republicans’ offer that would end the government shutdown.The GOP proposal they’re considering would involve a vote to extend expiring health insurance subsidies, floor consideration of several bipartisan funding bills, and a new stopgap funding bill that would last until December or January. But the offer makes it tough for Democrats to end the shutdown wi…

Talks intensify in Washington as the longest-ever US shutdown looms large

Senators race to end the record-long US government shutdown as Trump threatens to halt food aid and bipartisan talks intensify to restore funding and resolve expiring health care subsidies.