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

The Senate failed to advance a Republican bill to extend government funding and end the shutdown for a 10th time.

"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."

The Senate on Monday voted against reopening the federal government for the 11th time, pushing the shutdown to the three-week mark with both sides at loggerheads and unable to break the impasse. The chamber voted 50-43 on the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through late November.

The government shutdown extended into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate failed to advance a House-passed measure to end the impasse for an 11th time.

The Senate votes today, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, on congressional spending bills as the government shutdown 2025 continues amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill as furloughed federal workers and agencies await a government reopening. White House press ...

President Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on the last leg of his Asia trip this week. The two leaders posed for photos then made brief remarks during a bilateral