Among the wealthiest members of the US senate, half of them were elected last year, and three-quarters of them are Republican.

Some House and Senate lawmakers are requesting that their paychecks be withheld as millions of federal workers prepare to go without pay.

Government shutdown to continue into next week as Senate vote fails to break bitter partisan deadlock: Live updates - The White House threatens mass layoffs as Republicans and Democrats appear nowhere

Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Republicans of "playing games" with the partial government shutdown and urged them to learn how to "wield" their power better.

Follow government shutdown news as Trump and Congress grapple with federal budget plans. Firings are expected soon, and some employees have received furlough notices.

Senate Democrats voted for the fourth time Friday to defeat a House-passed bill that would fund the government through Nov. 21 and end the three-day government shutdown that has left tens of thousands of federal employees furloughed.

As of Oct. 1, the Senate remained mostly locked into a funding bill standoff between Republican and Democratic factions over the issue of health care subsidies. Members of both houses held out some measure of hope for a compromise to reopen the government,