Government shutdown hits 4-week mark as Senate fails to advance GOP funding bill for 13th time

The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

Watch live: Senate to vote on stopgap funding bill as shutdown hits 28 days

The Senate on Tuesday morning will hold its 13th vote on stopgap funding as the government shutdown nears the 4-week mark. Pressure is building on leaders from both parties to reopen the government, especially after millions of federal workers missed their first paycheck and the nation’s largest federal workers union called for an end

Chuck Schumer demands GOPers put food stamps-only bill to vote instead of reopening government

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has resisted calls for smaller, separate spending bills after Schumer and his party voted 13 times to deny all federal funding and keep the government shut

Democrats vote against ‘clean’ GOP bill to end shutdown despite union pressure

Senate Democrats are resisting calls from the nation’s largest union representing federal workers — a longtime political ally — to accept Republicans’ “clean” stopgap to reopen the government. It

Senate fails to advance GOP bill that would have provided pay for some federal workers during shutdown

"If Democrats vote for a 12th time to keep the government shut down, they should at least vote to pay those who are still working," Johnson wrote on X. "It’s common sense and common courtesy — there’s no excuse to oppose the Shutdown Fairness Act."

Illinois Senate passes bill to legalize medical assistance in dying

The Illinois Senate passed a bill that will allow medical assistance in dying. It passed the MAiD bill Thursday night with a 30 to 27 vote. This comes after the House passed the bill in May. A person is eligible for medical assistance in dying if they have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and have six months or less to live.

Live updates: Senate votes to end Trump’s global tariffs

The Senate on Thursday voted to terminate President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, after passing two resolutions seeking to repeal the levies in Canada and Brazil earlier this week. Four

When is next vote on government shutdown? Will the Senate vote today? Time, live updates

The government shutdown has reached Day 29 and is the second-longest in history. Will the Senate vote today to reopen? What time? Here's what to know.

When will the government shutdown end? Update, odds on next Senate vote to reopen

There’s no clear end in sight to the current government shutdown coming from congressional leaders, and Trump told reporters he didn’t know if the shutdown would be resolved by the time he returns from his Asia trip on Oct. 30. He said Democrats “have gone totally crazy” and that the resolution of the dispute is uncertain.
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