The Senate failed to advance a Republican bill to extend government funding and end the shutdown for a 10th time.

The federal government is still shutdown for the 16th day as the stalemate in Congress drags on. Many federal employees missed their first paycheck yesterday. Follow for live news updates.

The shutdown started three weeks ago when Senate Democrats refused to back a seven-week spending bill, using the end of government funding as leverage to try to force Republicans to extend expiring ...