The building strain on lawmakers to end the impasse was exemplified by the nation's largest federal employee union calling on Congress to immediately pass a funding bill and end the shutdown.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday evening in protest of President Trump’s policies and has been speaking for more than 17 hours — with a handful of other Democrats

The next Senate vote on the government shutdown is today, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, after the latest efforts to reach the 60 votes needed to advance a bill to reopen the government failed on Tuesday, with no new Democrats offering support. As we enter Day ...

A Republican-backed bill to fund the government through Nov. 21 failed for the ninth time in the Senate on Wednesday. The vote was 51-to-44, with a supermajority of 60 votes needed for passage. The shutdown started on Oct. 1.