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

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 government shutdown stretches into a fourth week.

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.

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on Wednesday, following a marathon speech by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

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The Senate votes today, Thursday, Oct. 9, for the seventh time on congressional spending bills as the government shutdown 2025 continues as tensions flared between lawmakers on Capitol Hill before senators took the floor this morning. The Senate returned ...