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.

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.

If you are living paycheck to paycheck here in Colorado, Roger Reynolds, CEO of Reynolds Financial Group in Greenwood Village says there are ways to stretch your dollar.

The Senate will return at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, where they will stream live from the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers are expected to attempt another vote to reopen the government; however, when that will happen throughout the proceedings is unclear.

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, which receive federal funding, are closing temporarily amid the federal government shutdown.

Federal officials are bracing for the worst effects of the ongoing government shutdown to collide with the U.S. economy this week as missed paychecks and the absence billions of dollars of government services sink in.

Democratic leaders in Congress have pushed for serious negotiations with Republican leaders and the White House to end the stalemate.

Vice President JD Vance warned that the federal government will continue to make “deeper cuts” to its workforce amid the ongoing shutdown.