Republican bill to end US government shutdown falling short of passage in Senate, voting continues

A bird flies across the U.S. Capitol rotunda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican bill to fund the U.S. government and end a shutdown was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate on Friday, as voting continued.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Doina Chiacu)