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.

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.

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

The federal government shutdown is already one of the nation's longest. Here are 10 key dates to watch as the stalemate in Congress continues.

Politicians in the United States have drawn attention to the shutdown’s effects on domestic welfare. Critically, however, it is opening gaps in America's national security as well.

The short answer is no, according to the California secretary of state’s office. “The only possible impact would be if United States Postal Service operations were interrupted and the USPS has noted that their operations won’t be interrupted,” a spokesperson for the secretary of state said in an email.

More than 8,000 flights were delayed across the United States on Sunday, as a federal government shutdown reached its 26th day and air traffic controller absences continued to severely disrupt air travel.

Federal workers clamor for an end to the shutdown as they go without pay. Trump and Xi are expected to reach a trade deal. Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa.