Senators are staying in Washington through the weekend as talks continue on a short-term spending deal to end the government shutdown, with both parties trading proposals on health care subsidies and federal worker pay.

Shutdown beats record set during President Trump’s first term, as experts warn the economy has started to suffer.

The Senate is expected to vote on legislation that could potentially end the government shutdown when it reconvenes on Friday, Nov. 7.

Republican fiscal hawks in Congress are making a new pitch in the struggle to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history: Continue to spend at the same rate as last year for as long as possible.

Taking to Truth Social on Friday afternoon, Trump wrote, "The United States Senate should not leave town until they have a Deal to end the Democrat Shutdown. If they can’t reach a Deal, the Republicans should terminate the Filibuster, IMMEDIATELY, and take care of our Great American Workers!"

Democrats expressed support for paying federal employees in the shutdown, but argued that the GOP-led bill needs more guardrails on the Trump administration.

Coralville, spoke Nov. 5 to about 75 people at a meeting of the West Side Democrats at Big Grove Brewery in Des Moines.

Police arrested a Pennsylvania man who allegedly threatened to kill a member of Congress near the Senate building. Richard Griffin, 43, was stopped before a security screening.

The first-time candidate had been overshadowed by fellow Democrats James Talarico and Colin Allred in the statewide campaign.