Senate, government shutdown
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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.
The U.S. Senate is meeting Thursday to vote at 11:45 a.m. on various bills, though the House-passed bill to reopen the government is not on the agenda.
The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 13th time, as the shutdown hit the four-week mark. It failed in a 54-45 vote. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Vice President JD Vance is expected to come to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to attend a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans.
The Republican-controlled Senate narrowly passed a bill to end Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, highlighting GOP divisions over the duties just days after the president threatened to increase them further to punish the US’s northern neighbor.