The government shutdown is in its third day on Friday with senators set to vote for the fourth time on bills to fund the government. But with negotiations appearing stalled, it’s looking like the shutdown could extend through the weekend.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says the House did its job, and it's up to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to reopen the government.

House Republicans held a conference call on the fourth day of the government shutdown, and Speaker Mike Johnson urged unity as Senate Democrats reject a GOP funding plan.

Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday failed to pass competing bills to fund the government, extending the shutdown into next week. The measures were expected to fail. Shortly after the failed votes,

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs in the coming days for federal workers.

A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.

House Republican leaders urged unity in their shutdown fight against Democrats on a call with GOP members Saturday morning, with members on the call backing up Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) move

New Mexico's House of Representatives passed a budget and health bill intended to shore up the state's coverage of federal programs

The leader of the Michigan House of Representatives said Thursday that he expects his Senate counterpart will deliver the votes needed to pass a proposed 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, and if not, he says the budget deal would fall apart at the seams.