Government Shutdown Discussions Continue In Congress (LATEST UPDATES)

LATEST UPDATES: Shutdown Discussions Continue In Congress
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada (L) speaks with US senators Patty Murray (C), D-Washington and Dick Durbin, D-Illinios, during a press conference on Capitol Hill about the debt ceiling in Washington, DC, October 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada (L) speaks with US senators Patty Murray (C), D-Washington and Dick Durbin, D-Illinios, during a press conference on Capitol Hill about the debt ceiling in Washington, DC, October 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

The government shutdown entered its 13th day Sunday as negotiations on how to end the budget standoff continued in Congress.

The Senate was set to return to work Sunday after rejecting a plan put forward by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Saturday.

Also sidelined, at least for now, was an effort by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to assemble a bipartisan coalition for a plan to briefly fund the government and extend the $16.7 trillion debt limit, in exchange for steps like temporarily delaying the medical device tax that helps fund the health care law.

Democrats said Collins' plan curbed spending too tightly and Reid said it was going nowhere. Collins said she would continue seeking support for it.

Below, the latest updates on the shutdown:

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