The United States barreled toward its first government shutdown in six years on Tuesday, as Congress failed to reach an agreement on federal funding and Democrats clashed with President Donald Trump over last-minute proposals.

Senators rejected a final attempt to approve a temporary funding patch, leaving the government at risk of closure when funding expires at midnight.

Despite frantic negotiations, no breakthrough has emerged between Republicans and Democrats to fund the government beyond Tuesday, which marks the end of the fiscal year.

With just hours remaining, Senate Republicans attempted to fast-track a House-passed short-term funding bill, but could not secure the handful of Democratic votes required to send it to Trump’s desk.

“We'll probably have a shutdown,” the Republican p

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