More than 130 members of Congress refusing or donating paychecks during shutdown

At least 80 members of Congress have said they will refuse their paychecks or donate their earnings for the length of the shutdown in solidarity with unpaid federal employees.

Approximately 800,000 federal workers are going without pay due to the partial government shutdown. Of those, 380,000 are furloughed and 420,000, deemed essential, continue to work without pay.

Congress passed a bill ensuring backpay to to federal workers once the government reopens, but there's no clear indication of when that will be. President Trump insists he will not back down from his demand for border wall funding while Democratic leaders have firmly resolved not to grant money for the wall.