WASHINGTON —

The federal government shutdown persists on Capitol Hill as Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over health care policy, with the Senate in session but no votes scheduled Thursday due to Yom Kippur.

Yesterday, senators rejected both Republican and Democratic funding proposals, with Independent Angus King of Maine joining Democrats John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada in supporting the GOP bill.

Republicans are attempting to sway five more Democrats to break the 60-vote filibuster and reopen the government with a simple majority vote, though it remains unclear if any other negotiations are underway.

Democrats are holding out for Republican concessions on health care policy, particularly concerning Biden-era tax credits that

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