Senators convened for a rare Saturday session aimed at ending the government shutdown, with no signs of an imminent breakthrough.

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor calling on Democrats to end the shutdown and for Congress to work together on real solutions to make health care affordable for families.

Republican fiscal hawks in Congress are making a new pitch in the struggle to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history: Continue to spend at the same rate as last year for as long as possible.

Taking to Truth Social on Friday afternoon, Trump wrote, "The United States Senate should not leave town until they have a Deal to end the Democrat Shutdown. If they can’t reach a Deal, the Republicans should terminate the Filibuster, IMMEDIATELY, and take care of our Great American Workers!"

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan war powers resolution to end President Trump's Caribbean drug boat strikes and possibly future military action without consent from Congress.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday that he was “optimistic” the Senate could vote to reopen the government by the end of the week if lawmakers make progress over the next couple days.

Coralville, spoke Nov. 5 to about 75 people at a meeting of the West Side Democrats at Big Grove Brewery in Des Moines.

Police arrested a Pennsylvania man who allegedly threatened to kill a member of Congress near the Senate building. Richard Griffin, 43, was stopped before a security screening.

Senate Republicans are moving to try to end the government shutdown by preparing a new bipartisan package of funding bills and daring Democrats to vote for it