CHARLESTON — Attempts by both Republican and Democratic U.S. senators to end an impasse on federal government funding that started a shutdown of services Wednesday failed for a second day.

The Senate voted 55-45 Wednesday afternoon on a motion to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed with a vote on the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, the continuing resolution passed last month by the U.S. House of Representatives that would have funded the federal government at current levels through Nov. 21.

While the motion received a majority of yes votes, it needed 60 to move to full consideration by the Senate. A similar vote in the Senate Tuesday night also failed in a 55-45 vote.

The short-term CR needed to pass Tuesday in order to keep the federal government funded for the new fede

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