House Republicans leaders officially canceled votes for next Monday, Oct. 20 as the shutdown continues. Speaker Mike Johnson plans to keep the House on an indefinite 48-hour notice return, meaning the House will be out again all next week unless there is Senate action to resolve the government shutdown.

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Democrats appear to oppose the idea, while Republicans suggest a long-term stopgap bill is possible if government does not reopen soon.

For the eleventh time, the Senate has failed to pass a resolution to reopen the government, extending one of the longest shutdowns in U.S. history.

Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ stopgap funding bill from advancing in a 50 to 43 vote. The parties remain in a standoff over health care subsidies as the shutdown drags on.

With the House on break for more than a month now, Speaker Mike Johnson insists he will administer the oath of office to Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva after the Senate votes to reopen the government -- resisting calls to swear her in amid the prolonged government shutdown.

President Trump on Monday is meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House as the government shutdown stretches into Week 4. The duo signed a rare earth minerals agreement as the U.