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Welcome to the NewsHour.

Attempts to end the government shutdown that began overnight have so far been unsuccessful.

Democrats are refusing to vote on funding without ensuring the extension of health care subsidies.

And Republicans say they will not negotiate until the funding is secure.

Federal workers across the country are either on the job today without pay or temporarily

furloughed, and President Trump has threatened to make some cuts permanent.

Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardin starts our coverage.

A quiet morning on the National Mall. permanent. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardin starts our coverage.

A quiet morning on the National Mall. As the government shuts down, closed signs go up at the National Archives. Vice President J.D. Vance. At the White House, a different sign of the high-stakes

moment, the vice president in the briefing room. We need to reopen the government.

Let's fix America's problems.

Let's work together to solve them.

But let's reopen the government before we have our negotiation about health care policy.

As the capital itself closed to Tours, part of a Republican message was the government will stay shut down until Democrats

relent.

The motion is not agreed to.

Inside the building, other news.

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