Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for millions of Americans and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it.

Sen. John Thue, the Republican Majority Leader, lashed out at Democrats for not agreeing to a "clean" budget resolution to end the government shutdown without extending programs Senate Democrats say are worth forcing further negotiation.

Hakeem Jeffries said he and Mike Johnson talked about the shutdown this week, but each leader characterized the other as "irredeemable."

The president of the Kansas Senate said Monday a sufficient number of Senate Republicans signed a petition to call a special session of the Legislature to consider new congressional district boundaries to improve odds of defeating Democratic U.

In a deepening standoff, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Republican leadership have rejected negotiations with Senate Democrats over the Trump administration’s decision to redirect Defense Research and Development funds to cover military salaries.