Senate staffers, including those who work to keep the chamber running, will miss their first paycheck Monday as the government shutdown nears its three-week mark, and more congressional employees begin to seek temporary relief.

The grim milestone is but the latest consequence of the protracted partisan fight on Capitol Hill over Democratic demands to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies.

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The pay lapse has driven more than 500 members of the Senate Federal Credit Union to apply for its $5,000 shutdown relief loan, a company spokesperson told the Washi

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