The government remains shut down today, Oct. 23, with the Senate failing to reach the 60 votes needed to pass the Shutdown Fairness Act, a GOP bill that would pay federal workers, military members and...

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss the...

The country, meanwhile, is feeling the financial hit of the shutdown, which is on track to become among the longest in U.S. history.