S.D., wanted to keep lawmakers in town until the shutdown ended. While there was activity, no path forward has materialized yet.

The rare weekend session underscores the pressure both parties are facing to reopen the government, but both sides showed little sign of budging from their demands.

Senators ended a rare Saturday session at the Capitol with no votes, no text of a three-bill “minibus” and few signs of progress toward a possible shutdown offramp. Lawmakers are now

Senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram joins ‘Fox News Live’ to break down a new plan from Senate Republicans aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown.

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the federal shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Saturday, with lawmakers working on deals to temporarily reopen the government and introduce three longer-term funding bills for some agencies.

Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago.

Senate Democrats are expected to move legislation during the lame duck session that would transfer the investigatory power of the State Comptroller’s

A shutdown slowdown at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports was in its second day, as U.S. airlines again canceled more than 1,000 flights.

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short.