The government shutdown stretched into Day 23 on Thursday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers. Follow live updates here.

The shutdown has surpassed a three-week mark, leaving the future of November SNAP benefits uncertain as the USDA warns of a lack of funding.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a wealthy private donor has provided $130 million to the U.S. government to cover potential shortfalls in military salaries caused by the ongoing government shutdown.

Gina McDonnell, the wife of a federal firefighter from Harford County, told WJZ she's starting to worry about how they will survive without a paycheck.

The government shutdown has raised lots of questions about the retirement process, and retirement benefits, for federal employees while agencies remain closed. Here are some of the most pressing answers.

UConn women’s basketball’s season opener vs. Louisville is relocating from Germany to the U.S. Naval Academy due to the government shutdown.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is pausing food assistance benefits in November until further notice.

While CMS has not seen any layoffs during the current shutdown, its parent agency — the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — was among the hardest hit by the government-wide reduction in force. Nearly 1,000 HHS staff were abruptly fired earlier this month, though a judge has temporarily paused those layoffs from taking effect.