They hope to pair votes on the short-term measure with three longer-term bills, in hopes of luring Democrat votes.

The Senate on Tuesday shot down a bill to reopen the federal government for the 14th time, even as the chamber shows signs of movement toward a possible deal to end the shutdown.  Senators voted

S.D., told reporters on Monday they were “getting close” to a deal, which would likely result in a new spending resolution.

Thune reportedly said he plans to call another vote on the stop-gap spending bill Friday, the 38th day of impasse between Republicans and Democrats

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in November after the White House indicated it would only partially

Even as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed, thousands are laid off, and SNAP runs out of funding amid the government shutdown, the Trump administration has continued to spend big (upwards of $10 million) on ICE recruitment and Department of Homeland Security ads encouraging self-deportation.

N.Y., and his caucus mulling ways out of the government shutdown from a host of offers Republicans have made throughout the 36-day ordeal.

Different Democrats have had all sorts of different strategies throughout the shutdown. But Democrats now want to try to speak with one voice.

The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance House-passed legislation to reopen the government on the day the shutdown tied the longest in history. The 54-44 vote fell short of 60 votes needed under Senate rules to advance the bill that would have provided short-term funding through Nov. 21.

They hope to pair votes on the short-term measure with three longer-term bills, in hopes of luring Democrat votes.