​Shutdown enters 36th day, as stalemate in Congress persists. 

Republicans and Democrats remain divided even as the pain of the shutdown intensifies and lawmakers in both parties say a breakthrough could come soon.

​Republicans and Democrats remain divided even as the pain of the shutdown intensifies and lawmakers in both parties say a breakthrough could come soon. Republicans and Democrats remain divided even as the pain of the shutdown intensifies and lawmakers in both parties say a breakthrough could come soon.