Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning as the government shutdown stretches to nearly a month. The lapse in funding, the second-longest in history, was extended Tuesday after Democrats blocked the GOP-backed continuing resolution for the 13th time.

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 for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

The Senate on Thursday afternoon is set to vote on the Shutdown Fairness Act — a bill introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) that would provide pay for service members and excepted workers as the

The government shutdown stretched into Day 24 on Friday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers.

The Senate votes today, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, on a House-passed stopgap measure as the government shutdown 2025 enters Day 16 with Republicans and Democrats continuing a bitter battle as furloughed federal workers and agencies await a government reopening.

The Senate again voted down the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government Wednesday. The 12th vote on the legislation failed 54-46. It followed a 22-hour speech from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.