The Senate failed for a 13th time on advancing a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

Heightened partisan rhetoric on the federal government shutdown hit Central Florida when a congressman said Democrats were to blame if the shutdown hurt recovery efforts in storm-damaged Lake County.

The federal government began shutting down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to extend government funding. Republicans and Democrats have been at odds over how to fund the government as Democrats have pushed for negotiations over health care tax credits to be included in a funding measure.

Active service members may start going without pay if a deal to end the government shutdown isn’t reached soon.

With the government shutdown, there's no money for LIHEAP, the federally-funded heating assistance program for low-income households.

With the federal government shutdown nearing the one-month mark, Americans are starting to see the cascading effects of programs shuttered by lapses in federal funding. Some states are scrambling to find ways to account for shortfalls in food and child development assistance,

"The longer this goes on, it creates a stasis where you don't have the normal flow of business," said Jerry McGinn.

The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 on Monday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continues. Follow live updates here.

Ark., discusses the economic impact of the government shutdown and President Donald Trump's fight against narco-terrorists on 'Mornings with Maria.'