The impasse to reopen the government has hit day 21 with little sign lawmakers are close to reaching a compromise. Follow for live news updates.

The president has been largely absent from negotiations on ending the shutdown since he hosted congressional leaders at the White House in late September.

The federal government will officially enter a shutdown at midnight after Congress failed to reach an agreement on spending.

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.

A MarketWatch poll finds that 47% of respondents say their No. 1 shutdown concern is the potential hit to the U.S. economy.

The Trump administration is taking its social media attacks on Democratic opponents to an unlikely platform, with the White House and numerous other government agencies joining Bluesky on Friday.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) singled out White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday while speaking about political violence, leading to verbal blows between the two. Jeffries’s comments come as both parties spar about violence and the ongoing government shutdown.

A status conference is set for Friday afternoon after union lawyers said the Trump administration is violating a court order that temporarily blocks mass firings during the government shutdown.