The government shutdown stretched into Day 24 on Friday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers.

On Thursday, the Senate rejected both a GOP-backed plan that would pay some federal workers, and a Democratic-backed bill that would pay military members and federal workers still required to work through the shutdown. FOX 5's Syeda Abbas explains.

Some Democrats are accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of curtailing Congress’ oversight role with his recent order instructing the Defense Department personnel to coordinate all interactions with Capitol Hill through the building’s central legislative affairs office.

Senate Democrats are moving to officially condemn President Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the founder of crypto exchange Binance, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Some Senate Republicans have already criticized the pardon,

The Senate has voted to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress more than two decades later.

The U.S. government shutdown enters historic length as SNAP funding risks grow, Congress stalls and unions sue over planned federal worker layoffs.

The public’s approval of Congress is souring amid the government shutdown, according to a new Gallup survey. The poll, released Wednesday, found that just 15 percent of respondents approve of the

John E. Sununu officially announced his campaign for U.S. Senate on Oct. 22, heightening Republican hopes of taking a Senate seat in the midterms.