The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.

Some congressional members of both parties have asked that their paychecks be withheld until the current government shutdown can be resolved.

During a shutdown, "non-essential" government employees are furloughed without pay. But some politicians will still be taking home their salary.

A Houston Symphony concert featuring the United States Marine Band has been postponed due to the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump is taking control of America's bank account. As the government shutdown hits week four and Congress is stuck in a budget stalemate, Trump has been pushing for more power under the executive branch.

FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers,

The ongoing government shutdown is showing no sign of ending anytime soon, with the House of Representatives still out of session and President Donald Trump in Asia until the end of the month. But conservative attorney George Conway suggested a strategy Democrats could employ to reopen the government and get an edge over Republicans.