What to know on Day 8 of the government shutdown:

Republicans and Democrats remain in a stalemate over how to end the government shutdown on Day 8 of the stalemate, with more votes set for Wednesday.

For the sixth time, the Senate is set to consider dueling measures to fund the government around midday. The bills fell short of the 60 votes needed for a fifth time on Monday.

On Tuesday, confusion spread over whether the 750,000 furloughed federal workers would receive back pay after a memo from the White House's Office of Management and Budget suggested they might not. Congressional leaders insisted that the law is clear that furloughed workers would get back pay. But President Trump said Tuesday that "it depends on who we're talking about." He later added, "I follow the law."

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