Senate again rejects funding bills as government shutdown enters second week

Senate Votes Down Funding Bills for a 6th Time

Efforts to resolve the ongoing government shutdown stalled again on Wednesday, with the Senate rejecting both Democratic and Republican proposals to restore funding. Both parties remain firm in their demands, extending the deadlock that began eight days ago, the Guardian reports. The vote on a stopgap funding bill already approved...

Trump’s ratings steady as the US government shutdown drags into a second week

It’s been eight days since a partial US government shutdown began on October 1, owing to a failure by Congress to agree to a new budget by the September 30 deadline. Democrats are refusing to help to pass a budget unless health insurance subsidies are extended, while Republicans and President Donald Trump want a budget passed without these subsidies. There does not appear to be any progress towards ending the shutdown. Analyst G. Elliott Morris …

Quiet talks emerging as federal government shutdown grinds into a second week

WASHINGTON — Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop Wednesday of failed votes on competing bills to reopen the government. President Donald Trump is threatening…

The Government Shutdown Enters Day 8, and It’s Getting Real

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, domestic policy reporter Gregory Korte looks at the growing impact of the government shutdown. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.

Senate Democrats Block Republican Effort to End Government Shutdown

Senate Democrats once again blocked Republican efforts to reopen the federal government on Wednesday. The post Senate Democrats Block Republican Effort to End Government Shutdown appeared first on Slay News.

No progress on government shutdown, jeopardizing military paychecks

(The Center Square) – Democratic U.S. Senators voted against opening the federal government for a sixth time Wednesday afternoon, dimming hopes that Congress will reach a funding deal in time for thousands of federal workers to receive their next paychecks.