What to know on Day 3 of the government shutdown:

The government shutdown appears likely to continue into next week as the stalemate between Republicans and Democrats over the funding lapse continues.

The Senate is expected to vote again on competing short-term funding measures from Republicans and Democrats after 1:30 p.m. The House-passed Republican measure would fund the government until Nov. 21, while the Democratic version extends funding through October and contains

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it's "unlikely" the upper chamber will work through the weekend to try to break the impasse if the Republican measure fails to advance.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said upcoming layoffs of federal employees are "likely going to be in the thousands."

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