The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will host Alex Berenson, Sean Davis, Gene Kimmerman, and Eugene Volokh at a hearing on Wednesday, titled "Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans.

Grassley, who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will be joined by Sen. Ron Johnson.

The shutdown is on track to extend into next week. Congress remains deadlocked on a funding plan, and the Senate isn’t scheduled to hold any votes until Tuesday. The House is out of session. • Missed paychecks for troops: It now seems almost certain that military members won’t get their next paychecks,

Traders on Kalshi and Polymarket wager millions on government shutdown duration, with most expecting the standoff to last more than two weeks.

Speaker Johnson holds a press conference on the government shutdown after Senate Democrats rejected Republicans' plan to fund agencies through Nov. 21 multiple times.

Democrats are increasing pressure on certain GOP lawmakers in the shutdown messaging war, the latest being a new ad buy from the DNC. The six-figure buy will include digital ads on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook,