U.S. Government Shutdown Sets Record as Senate Talks Turn to New Stopgap Deal

Overview

• The Senate blocked the House-passed funding bill for the 14th time in a 54–44 procedural vote, short of the 60 votes needed to advance.
• Negotiators are weighing a continuing resolution with end dates under discussion that include December 19 and January 15.
• Republicans are split on the duration, with Susan Collins favoring a December cutoff and conservatives pressing for mid-January, while Democrats seek extended health-insurance tax credits in the package.
• GOP leaders John Thune and John Barrasso signaled the goal is to send a reopening plan to the House, with Barrasso noting the current framework tied to November 21 is insufficient.
• The lapse has sidelined hundreds of thousands of federal workers, the CBO estimates billions in lost output if it persists, and Treasury warned military pay could halt on November 15.