On the Senate floor, Sen. Ben Ray Luján pushed a plan to keep SNAP and WIC running during the shutdown; GOP Leader John Thune said the fastest fix is reopening the government. Inside the fiery dispute — and what’s at stake.

FIRST ON FOX: A group of House GOP veterans are pressing Senate Democrats who also served in the military to support Republicans' federal funding bill and end the government shutdown. U.S. troops are poised to miss their first paycheck of the ongoing ...

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate. The filibuster requires most legislation to get 60 votes, which has allowed Democrats to block GOP legislation to reopen the government. Democrats are demanding any government funding bill include an extension of health care subsidies.

The Senate failed to approve a measure on Thursday that would pay active military and federal workers in essential jobs as the government shutdown continues.

Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding of Brookfield is calling on Senate Democrats to remove Sen. Saud Anwar as chair of the Public Health Committee after the senator posted a photo of himself on Facebook at the No Kings Rally Saturday with a sign that read,