The White House said it's complying with a court order to pay SNAP benefits, after Trump said no benefits will be given until Democrats vote to reopen the government.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday evening in protest of President Trump’s policies and has been speaking for more than 17 hours — with a handful of other Democrats

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote.

He ended his speech at 5 p.m. It lasted 22 hours and 36 minutes, falling short of fellow Democratic Sen. Cory Booker's record of 25 hours and 5 minutes earlier this year. But he did beat the record for the longest floor speech given by a senator from Oregon. In 1953, independent Sen. Wayne Morse set that record at 22 hours and 26 minutes.

The government shutdown has reached Day 31, and by Monday it'll tie the longest funding lapse in history. Will Senate vote today? Here's the latest.