Stocks ended the day mixed on Friday as investors continue to brush off concerns about the government shutdown.

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills.

The federal government remains shut down, with the Senate struggling to find the 60 votes needed to reopen it and no negotiations taking place between the leaders of the two parties.

CNN political commentator Van Jones shared his ‘concern’ about Democrats amid the government shutdown on ‘Real Time’ Friday.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is exploring plans to cut federal funding to Portland due to what she said was a rise in "Antifa" related incidents. "We will not fund states that allow anarchy," she told reporters.

Other Western democracies experience polarization and political turmoil, too, yet do not experience government shutdowns like the U.S.

Kristi Noem says she was denied entry to an Illinois government building for a bathroom break while federal agents arrested protesters at a nearby immigration facility.

Senators voted for a fourth time to reject spending bills to reopen the US government, meaning the shutdown will extend into next week.