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Watch live: Senate to vote on stopgap funding bill to reopen government

The Senate on Tuesday will take up another vote on a stopgap funding bill that could reopen the government after the lapse stretched into its fifth week.

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WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as government shutdown nears record for longest in history

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Watch live: Senate to vote on stopgap funding bill as shutdown hits 28 days

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Government shutdown ties record for longest in U.S. history

Now on day 35, the U.S. government shutdown ties the record for the longest ever as the administration says it will only partially fund food assistance that tens of millions of Americans rely on.

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US government shutdown ties record, as congressional inaction takes toll

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Disruption to science will last longer than the US government shutdown

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For first time in long US government shutdown, hints of progress toward reopening

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins of Maine told reporters that progress was made with Democrats offering specific language to break the impasse and staffs from both parties laboring...

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At 35 days, the government shutdown has now tied the record for longest in history

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Senate vote fails ensuring longest government shutdown. Follow live updates

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Watch live: Senate to vote on government funding bills as shutdown passes one-week mark

The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on dueling stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government as the shutdown stretches past the one-week mark. The tally has remained virtually unchanged, other than absences, since the lapse in funding started last ...

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Watch: Sen. Jeff Merkley Held Senate Floor Overnight To Discuss, "Do We Have Kings?

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.

October 30, 2025 – US government shutdown news

Our live coverage of the government shutdown has concluded for the day. Please scroll through the posts below to learn about Thursday’s developments as well as other news involving the Trump administration.

Government shutdown likely to extend to next week as Senate adjourns with no breakthrough

Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote.