The House already passed the GOP-backed proposal in a 217-212 vote, but it needs the support of at least seven Democrats to move through the Senate. The major factor dividing Republicans and Democrats is Democrats’ demand for an extension of federal tax credits under the Affordable Care Act set to expire at the end of the year.

With few senators from conservative states in their ranks, Democrats feel less pressure to capitulate, while more conservative Republicans are not inclined to cut a deal.

Follow live news and President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are blaming one another for the impasse on a funding deal to prevent a government shutdown after midnight tonight.

Democrats and Republicans have been unable to resolve an impasse over federal health care spending. The government will shut down at the end of the day Tuesday barring a last-minute breakthrough.

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.

The government runs out of money at the end of the day Tuesday, and the two parties remain far from an agreement to avert a shutdown.