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Senate Schedules Friday Funding Votes as Shutdown Poised to Stretch Into Next Week

Republican leaders seek leverage with repeat votes under the Senate’s 60-vote rules, with a weekend pause signaled.

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From left, House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain of Michigan, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., hold a news conference outside the Capitol on Wednesday, largely blaming Democrats for the partial government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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Overview

  • The Senate plans back-to-back votes around 1:30 p.m. on Republican and Democratic continuing resolutions that are widely expected to fail.
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the chamber will likely recess for the weekend and return next week for additional votes, including Monday.
  • The government is in its third day of a partial shutdown after senators blocked both party-backed stopgaps three times this week.
  • The House previously passed the GOP short-term funding bill largely along party lines and is set to return Monday.
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics will delay the September jobs report due to furloughs, and President Trump discussed firing federal workers with his budget director as the White House schedules a 1 p.m. briefing by Karoline Leavitt.