The Senate adjourned after it failed to advance a House-passed continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through Nov. 21, for the 10th time. It failed in a 51-45 split that saw no major changes from previous votes.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

The gathering at the White House on Monday comes after Trump canceled an earlier meeting with Democratic leaders.

As frustrations grow in the government, members of New Hampshire's congressional delegation are calling for good faith negotiations to find a solution to reopen the government.

A government shutdown fast approaching, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump Monday afternoon showing no sign of compromising from their entrenched positions in order to avoid a lapse in funding.

Twenty-two House Republican veterans appealed to seven Senate Democrat veterans to pass a continuing resolution and avoid military pay disruption during the shutdown.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he hoped to reach a bipartisan agreement this week to continue funding federal agencies even as Congress remain divided over the next round of possible COVID-19 aid.