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Republicans are proposing a straight extension of government spending, while Democrats are demanding the addition of over $1 trillion for health programs.
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More Americans blame Trump and Republicans than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds.
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Trump administration officials also directed federal employees to include Republican talking points in automated email replies explaining that they had been furloughed.
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Two Democratic senators and one independent who caucuses with them crossed party lines to support the G.O.P. plan to keep government funding flowing.
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The last time Senate Democrats found themselves taking the blame for a government shutdown, they quickly caved. That's less likely to happen now.
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Dueling proposals to end the government shutdown failed in the Senate on Wednesday. There was no end in sight to the deadlock as neither party showed signs of bowing to the other's government spending demands.
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At 12:01 on Wednesday morning, the United States federal government shut down. We explain why a debate over health care policy was central to Democrats and Republicans' inability to make a deal to extend funding for federal agencies.
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In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary leaders invoked antitrust law and asked how student data feeds pricing algorithms.
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Democrats were seeking to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. Republicans falsely claimed Democrats wanted to give undocumented immigrants full health benefits.
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Follow President Trump's progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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The two sides appear to be at a stalemate as Democratic leaders seek negotiations, while Republicans want to push through a funding bill passed by the House.
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