The Senate will vote on full-year funding bills for the US military, veterans affairs and food stamp benefits, among other spending items, in the latest bid by Republicans to lure centrist Democrats into voting with them to end the record-breaking government shutdown,

President Trump says he "won't be extorted" by Democrats to reopen the government, signaling that he has no plans to negotiate as the government shutdown is set to enter its sixth week. The shutdown of the federal government continues, approaching a 35-day record set during President Donald Trump's first term.

The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

Thune said the Nov. 21 funding date set by a House-passed bill, which has failed in the Senate 13 times, will need to be extended into January.

A scrap is emerging among Republicans on Capitol Hill over how long a stopgap spending bill should last as part of a deal to end a record-setting government shutdown. Republicans have been

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) distanced himself from a possible deal that could emerge from the Senate on healthcare as an effort to end the government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has promised Democrats he will schedule a vote on the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies in return for passing a funding bill,

Illinois lawmakers passed a compromise bill to fund public transit in an overnight session. If Governor JB Pritzker signs it, it will avert the need for drastic cuts to CTA, Metra, and Pace service in the coming year by raising an additional $1.5 billion for public transit statewide.

Four of the nation’s largest airlines are pressing Senate Democrats to pass a clean stopgap spending bill to reopen the government amidst growing delays at airports around the country caused by staffing issues linked to the expiration of government funding a month ago.