Parts of the U.S. government will remain closed after the Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations on Wednesday. The Senate voted down along party lines, a continuing resolution proposed by Democrats. The Senate then was unable to approve a continuing resolution already passed by the House.

The House-approved version got 55 votes, with three senators who caucus with Democrats joining Republicans in supporting the continuing resolution. The vote would have required 60 senators to advance. Sen. Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote against the GOP-backed bill, while Sens. John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto and Angus King crossed the aisle to vote in favor.

Had the latter proposal been approved by the Senate, the resolution could have gone to President Donald

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