Senate will convene today to vote on dueling party proposals for continuing funding over the coming weeks
The US government remained shut down for a third straight day on Friday, with no signs that congressional lawmakers had made progress on reaching an agreement to restart operations.
The Senate will convene in the afternoon to vote on dueling Republican and Democratic proposals for continuing funding over the coming weeks, but neither bill appears to have the support to clear the chamber’s 60-vote threshold for advancement. The shutdown is the first since 2019, and if the votes fail, it will ensure that federal departments remained closed and workers furloughed into next week.
