WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes on Day 28 of shutdown as federal workers union calls for end to standoff  PBS

Nation’s largest federal employee union calls for 'clean CR' with backpay guarantee to reopen government  Government Executive

Democrats launch alternative bill to save SNAP funding  Politico

Democrats unflinching in shutdown strategy, blaming Trump with millions at risk of losing food aid  CNN

Live updates: Democrats block bill to reopen government as shutdown hits week 4  The Hill