The federal government remains closed Tuesday, Oct. 21, amid a bitter battle among Republicans and Democrats. Here's when the Senate returns today.

President Donald Trump says Republicans "will not be extorted" by Senate Democrats during the ongoing government shutdown, which is now in its 21st day.

The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are still in a stalemate.

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

Head Start programmes for preschoolers nationwide are scrambling for federal funds. The federal agency tasked with overseeing the US nuclear stockpile has begun furloughing its 1,400 employees. Thousands more federal workers are going without paychecks.

The federal government shutdown rolled on to its 20th day on Monday as a resolution remains elusive amid a bitter stalemate in Congress.

President Trump on Tuesday afternoon hosted Republican senators for a Rose Garden lunch as the government shutdown hits its three-week mark with no endgame in sight. He discussed the ongoing

President Donald Trump calls on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats to vote to reopen the federal government.