US Senate rejects end to government “shutdown”

Source: CBS News

“The Senate failed to advance funding bills to end the government shutdown for the sixth time on Wednesday, continuing the stalemate as Democrats and Republicans traded blame for the impasse. The vote to move forward on the GOP measure, which has already passed the House, was 54 to 45. Sixty votes were needed to advance it. No new Democrats voted to advance the bill in Wednesday’s vote.” [editor’s note: Republicans control the Senate and have already uncorked the 51-vote “nuclear option” on other matters. If these bills aren’t passing, it’s because the GOP doesn’t want them to pass – TLK] (10/09/25)

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-latest-senate-votes-day-8/