The Senate reconvenes Friday with another vote that could reopen the government, on its third day of shutdown. If it fails, expect the shutdown to last into next week.
“They’ll have a fourth chance tomorrow to open up the government,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday. “If that fails, we’ll give them the weekend to think about it. We’ll come back, vote again Monday.”
Expect leadership from both sides to hold press conferences on the matter, and the Senate will vote in midafternoon on both the Republican and Democratic continuing resolutions to fund the government.
One casualty of the shutdown is the September jobs report, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics has said will be delayed because its personnel are furloughed.
President Trump, meanwhile, met Thursday wi