By Richard Cowan and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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,

As the government shutdown hits Day 38, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats offered a plan that would reopen the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ​-‌A Republican bill ‌in the U.S. ⁠Senate ‌to pay federal ‍government workers and military servicemembers ​during ‌the ongoing government shutdown was falling short ⁠on Friday ​of ​the votes needed to ‍advance,⁠ as voting continued.

The U.S. Senate on Friday rejected legislation that would resume paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal workers during the longest shutdown in U.S. history, as Democrats and Republicans remained at odds over how to reopen the government.

WASHINGTON – US airlines cancelled 1,330 flights on the second day of government-mandated flight cuts across the country on Nov 8, and the industry braced for more cancellations as the federal shutdown continues.

Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr has officially filed to run for U.S. Senate. The Republican submitted his candidacy paperwork Friday morning at the Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office, making his Senate campaign for 2026 formally underway.

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr will testify on December 17 before the Senate Commerce Committee after he faced bipartisan criticism for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off air.