The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a funding deal.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the House-passed government funding bill in the chamber's 13th vote on the measure, ...

This afternoon, the House of Lords voted on a crucial amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which could disarm the most nature-damaging aspects of the bill.

The Senate returned to session today, Oct. 23, but how did they vote? Is the government open? Here's what went down.