WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate will reconvene Monday afternoon — on the sixth day of the federal government shutdown — as leaders from both sides of the aisle appeared no closer to reaching a deal over the weekend to reopen the government.

Congressional Republicans are pushing Democrats to pass a short-term spending bill that will fund the government through Nov. 21, but Democrats are seeking concessions in exchange for their support, namely in the form of an extension to pandemic-era health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.

On the Sunday political talk show circuit, leaders from both parties continued to blame the other side for the stalemate that has forced dozens of government agencies to furlough federal employees.

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