A spokesperson for Ohio Republican Sen. Jon Husted said the Senate disbursing office will continue to cut his paycheck, but the senator will not pick it up until after Congress funds the government. https://t.co/L7QuGsoSmZ

Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it be held https://t.co/L7QuGsoSmZ

RT @ShauneenMiranda: NEW on SNAP: USDA said in a memo the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance bene…

Tiny fraction of the $10 billion monthly military pay budget

Social Security payments to rise 2.8%, a tick below inflation rate -- by @jacob_fischler for States Newsroom DC

President Trump says his administration will brief Congress on its strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers, but won't seek an AUMF. "I don't think we're going to ask for a declaration of war, we're just going to kill people bringing drugs into our country," Trump said.

Trump press secretary defends White House ballroom project amid East Wing teardown https://t.co/HINzeiETx2

US Senate fails to move ahead on bills extending pay to federal workers during shutdown Reporting w/ @ArianaLFigueroa https://t.co/FNyN0pqhWk

Sen MURKOWSKI tells @burgessev and me "the optics are not good" on the east wing being demolished to build a ballroom. "I'm certainly hearing about it from Alaskans who are saying, what did we--when did we decide that we needed a bigger ballroom?" she said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

There's NOW a debate on the Senate floor over paying essential federal workers required to work during the government shutdown and limiting President's ability to fire federal employees during this lapse in funding.

Shutdown on day 22 sets record as second-longest in US history, with no sign of a deal https://t.co/9F5uxrbhXK

Applause on the Senate floor for Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR, as he ends his speech after over 22 hours. That will be the fourth longest speech in Senate history.

Even in states that say they have enough funds to extend SNAP through November, state officials have said they are unable to load the funds on the cards that households use to access the benefits

Shutdown likely to halt food benefits for 42 million in just days, reports @ArianaLFigueroa https://t.co/jiw4uxeecj

Speaker Mike Johnson weighed in this morning on Trump wanting $230 million from the Justice Department, saying the president may donate it to charity since he "doesn't need those proceeds." More from @Ashley__Murray https://t.co/QU2m1uLSjD

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to further the historic preservation policy in the U.S., asked the Trump administration to pause White House East Wing demolition where ballroom will be.

Speaker Johnson: "We’re getting closer to November. It is going to be more and more difficult with each passing hour to get all the appropriations done on time. We acknowledge that, but we have to do this on a day-by-day basis."

Oregon‘s Merkley holds US Senate floor overnight in Trump protest -- by @jacob_fischler for States Newsroom DC

14 hours and counting. Merkley yielded for questions this morning from Schumer and Klobuchar as he did with Kim last night without losing his right to the floor.