The US government remains in shutdown with no resolution in sight after the Senate failed on Wednesday (October 8) to pass either a Republican- or Democratic-backed short-term funding bill. The vote marked the sixth unsuccessful attempt to extend federal funding as the shutdown enters its eighth day.

Lawmakers in the Senate rejected a House-passed continuing resolution that would have funded the government through November 21. The vote was 54-45, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation.

The Senate also rejected the Democrats’ version of the funding bill, which included health care provisions. With both proposals failing, Congress remains deadlocked, leaving federal programs and workers in limbo.

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