Hurry-up-and-wait as the federal government's partial shutdown is now two weeks old with neither side any closer to resolving the budget impasse.

More than 4,000 federal workers have been fired during the federal government shutdown, according to court documents filed by the Department of Justice last week.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directing displaced federal workers to state resources as the federal government shutdown enters its 13th day, affecting thousands of employees nationwide.

The Senate is set to return on Tuesday to vote for an eighth time on reopening the government. The plan is expected to fail again.

President Donald Trump on Monday traveled to the Middle East to promote his role in a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, visiting Israel first as the country celebrated the release of all living hostages held in Gaza.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Coast Guard personnel will also receive paychecks this week from funds in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that passed earlier this ye

Vice President JD Vance warned that the federal government will look to make “deeper cuts” to its workforce as the shutdown nears two weeks with little hope of an end in sight. Newsweek reached out to the White House and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by email outside of normal business hours on Sunday afternoon.

Little is expected to change Monday as the government enters the 13th day of a shutdown with lawmakers on a break in observance of a bank holiday.