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Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown ...

The U.S. Senate began voting on Tuesday evening to potentially avoid a government shutdown -- but it isn't likely.

Get live updates from Capitol Hill as Republicans and Democrats in Congress scramble to avoid a government shutdown.

S.D., criticizes Senate Democrats for blocking the GOP's short-term funding extension as Congress hurtles toward a government ...

The Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted almost in unison to defeat a House-passed bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, ...

As the US government barreled toward a Tuesday midnight shutdown, Democrats pleaded for negotiations, while President Donald ...

The U.S. government will face its first federal government shutdown in almost seven years as Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government.

The federal government will officially enter a shutdown at midnight after Congress failed to reach an agreement on spending.

On Tuesday evening, the Senate failed to agree on a resolution to continue funding the government for the next fiscal year, ...

The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster.

The Senate is set to vote again on Tuesday on dueling measures to fund the government. Neither is likely to pass.