Senate Democrats voted for the fourth time Friday to defeat a House-passed bill that would fund the government through Nov. 21 and end the three-day-old government shutdown that has left tens of thousands of federal employees furloughed.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) failed to pick up any additional Democratic votes for the clean, seven-week funding measure, leaving the tally at 54-44. It needed 60 votes to pass.

Three members of the Democratic caucus voted to advance the bill: Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Sen. Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Republicans.

Cortez Masto, Fetterman and King voted twice previously for the bill, saying they wanted to avoid a shutdown that would hurt constituents and give more power to Tru

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