Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as the government shutdown enters Day 21 and Vice President JD Vance travels to Israel as the administration works to secure the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.

The impasse to reopen the government has hit day 21 with little sign lawmakers are close to reaching a compromise. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance is visiting Israel to bolster the ceasefire deal.

The federal government remains closed Tuesday, Oct. 21, amid a bitter battle among Republicans and Democrats. Here's when the Senate returns today.

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.

The White House blames Democrats for the shutdown threatening nuclear security as the National Nuclear Security Administration prepares mass furloughs.

A MarketWatch poll finds that 47% of respondents say their No. 1 shutdown concern is the potential hit to the U.S. economy.

The Trump administration is taking its social media attacks on Democratic opponents to an unlikely platform, with the White House and numerous other government agencies joining Bluesky on Friday.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) singled out White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday while speaking about political violence, leading to verbal blows between the two. Jeffries’s comments come as both parties spar about violence and the ongoing government shutdown.