President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to redirect funds from "money sucking" insurance companies linked to Obamacare back to Americans.

Trump has reportedly blamed the shutdown for recent Republican electoral losses, including defeats in New York City's mayoral election and gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Recent polling shows over half of voters believe Trump and congressional Republicans bear greater responsibility for the shutdown than Democrats.

By Richard Cowan and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the federal shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Saturday,

Attempt to make progress on resolving impasse comes as airport woes grow.

Senate Republicans brought forth a bill to pay excepted workers during the shutdown, but it failed to reach the 60 vote threshold.

Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's Caribbean drug boat strikes and possibly future military action without consent from Congress.

Trump wants the Senate to terminate its filibuster procedure to speed passage of Republican bills. Here's why it probably will stick around.

Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at ending the government shutdown continued as both parties grappled with the fallout from Tuesday's elections, and the FAA said it would cut airline capacity in dozens of markets.