The U.S. Senate failed on its 14th and latest vote to end the government shutdown on Nov. 4, extending it to 35 days, tying – and positioning it to exceed – the stand-alone record set during President Donald Trump ’s first term in 2019.

Bipartisan efforts in the U.S. Senate to reopen the federal government as early as this week gave way to fresh signs of frustration on Tuesday, even as Republicans and Democrats aired details of a possible path out of the five-week-old impasse.

As the government shutdown nears becoming the longest in U.S. history, President Donald Trump has called on Senate Republicans to end the filibuster in order to bring the stalemate on Capitol Hill to an end. But, as before, they're not going along with his demands to change the traditional rule.

U.S. Capitol Police arrest Pennsylvania man who allegedly threatened to kill Congress member near Senate building. Richard Griffin, 43, was stopped before a security screening.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump's first and only nominee to the Boston-based federal appeals court, which until now had been largely composed of judges appointed by Democrats and has frequently blocked his policy initiatives.

Rep. Sharice Davids said she is considering a run for the U.S. Senate as Kansas Republicans push to redraw her congressional district.

Setti Warren, the former mayor of Newton who also ran for governor in Massachusetts and the U.S. Senate, died unexpectedly at his home.