The nation's second-longest government shutdown continues after Senate Democrats rejected a continuing resolution to reopen the federal government on Wednesday.

The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are still in a stalemate.

The US Senate will vote again on Monday, October 20, at 5:30 p.m. ET to end the 20-day government shutdown. Lawmakers remain divided over healthcare subsidy provisions removed from President Trump’s spending bill.

The federal government shutdown has now stretched into its third week, with no deal in sight after the Senate once again failed to advance a spending plan Tuesday night.

As lawmakers left town on Thursday for potentially the rest of 2025, the Republican-led Senate rejected four bills passed over from the House this week. The Senate Rules Chairman, Senator Bill Rabon,

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said he informed Democratic senators Tuesday that a vote on a budget resolution, a possible first step toward passing another round of coronavirus relief using a procedural tool called "reconciliation,

A constitutional amendment can curb elected officials from giving in to temptations to provide people with more government services while lowering taxes.

On their way out of Raleigh, after two days of fierce debate on a new North Carolina congressional map, lawmakers in the state House unveiled and debated three proposals addressing longstanding budget and funding issues.