Sen. Jeff Merkley is nearing a 15-hour speech on the Senate floor as we reach Day 22 of the shutdown. Here's what we know ...

The government shutdown is now the second-longest funding lapse in modern history, stretching into Day 22 on Wednesday.

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Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.), a prominent Senate progressive, held the Senate floor overnight and into early Wednesday ...

Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday morning as the federal shutdown entered its 22nd day, marking the second-longest lapse in government funding in U.S.