Instead, Democrats appear emboldened as they returned to Washington from their home states Tuesday and again rejected a GOP bill to reopen the government.| Los Angeles Times
Lawmakers are openly venting their frustration as they try to gain traction to end the government shutdown.| Los Angeles Times
Washington lawmakers remain at a standstill over reopening the government, showing few signs of progress.| Los Angeles Times
The Senate gave final approval to a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30. The GOP-backed measure cleared a key hurdle with help from 10 Democratic senators.| Los Angeles Times
