S.D., wanted to keep lawmakers in town until the shutdown ended. While there was activity, no path forward has materialized yet.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters on Saturday that senators will remain in session until a deal is unlocked to reopen the government as the shutdown reached Day 39 with members still far from an agreement.

The rare weekend session underscores the pressure both parties are facing to reopen the government, but both sides showed little sign of budging from their demands.

Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago.

Housing has long been a politically charged issue in Connecticut and one of the issues that most divides Republicans and Democrats.

Senate Democrats are expected to move legislation during the lame duck session that would transfer the investigatory power of the State Comptroller’s

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short.

The Senate’s first weekend session since the government shutdown began produced little progress Saturday, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s