Get the latest news and live updates as the government shutdown enters Day 37, with FAA cuts to flights and energy bill assistance cuts looming.

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.

Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at ending the government shutdown continued as both parties grappled with the fallout from Tuesday's elections, and the FAA said it would cut airline capacity in dozens of markets.

Senators Tim Kaine of Virginia and Adam B. Schiff of California, both Democrats, and Mr. Paul brought up the resolution under the 1973 War Powers Act, a law that requires swift action on a measure to put an end to unauthorized overseas hostilities.

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Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote.

The US government has entered its 36th day without full funding, marking another record-length shutdown under President Donald Trump. Federal workers have missed multiple pay cycles, and key programmes linked to food benefits are under strain.

The 2025 government shutdown threatens to beat the previous record for the longest government shutdown. The last and longest shutdown was in 2018-2019 during Trump's first term, spanning 35 days. The shutdown was caused by disputes over expanding barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The federal government will likely remain open as lawmakers on both sides banned together to avoid a shutdown.

Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated Columbia University’s lobbying expenditures after contracted lobbying firms misfiled its expenses. The nation’s top schools have ramped up their spending on lobbying the federal government this year amid President Trump’s crackdown on higher education,

But Trump, since returning from Asia last week, has gone from blaming Democrats for keeping the government closed to blaming Republicans for not killing the filibuster in order to restore funding.