The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 on Monday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continues. Follow live updates here.

On Monday, the president of the country’s largest union representing federal workers is calling on lawmakers to pass a short-term spending bill to end the shutdown.

A pseudonymous market analyst known as “CryptoOracle” has caught the crypto community’s attention after his eerily timed prediction about the U.S. government shutdown - made days before it actually began.

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As Republican and Democratic lawmakers trade blame for the U.S. government shutdown, some have begun to worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive President Donald Trump.

Wednesday, Oct. 22 is the 22nd day of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, making it the second-longest in history. Learn more

President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.

Democratic candidates Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill lead in Virginia and New Jersey governor races as the government shutdown enters its 27th day.

Maverick U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) stunningly bucked his party over the continuing government shutdown. Fetterman on Thursday voted with the Republicans in an unsuccessful effort to reopen the government, the New York Post reported.

US President Donald Trump is in Japan today, continuing his series of key meetings with leaders in Asia, as the government shutdown drags on back home. Follow for live updates.

Maduro criticized the movement of the carrier as an attempt by the U.S government to fabricate “a new eternal war” against his country.