Paychecks were affected starting Day 10, and museums closed on Day 12. The House last held session on September 19.

The Social Security Administration will continue distributing disability and SSI payments, but some services are unavailable during the government shutdown.

The president turned down a meeting with Democratic leadership until the government reopens as the shutdown continues for the 22nd day.

SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans are at risk as the ongoing government shutdown threatens funding for November food stamp payments, according to the USDA.

Democrats are talking to their voters who are desperate to fight. Republicans rarely reach beyond their base. And President Donald Trump, supposedly the world’s greatest dealmaker, is tuned out.

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans disagree.

Most Americans are yet to feel the pain, too. Less than 2% of the country’s jobs are in the federal government. The usual shutdown irritations seem to have been softened. People are still going to the country’s national parks, for example, which the administration has decided to keep open.

The government shutdown is straining air traffic controllers and causing delays at major airports as pilots associations demand lawmakers end the political standoff.

Republicans say Democrats are using the shutdown for partisan gain; Democrats say they’re protecting health care for the poor.

Two other lawsuits challenging operations at the Everglades detention center are proceeding in federal court in Florida.