What to know on Day 15 of the government shutdown:
The shutdown is now entering its third week. The Senate is expected to vote for a ninth time Wednesday afternoon on a House-passed bill that would reopen the government as Democrats and Republicans remain at odds on Day 15 of the shutdown.
The bill, which would fund the government until Nov. 21, failed to reach the 60 votes needed to advance on Tuesday. No new Democrats backed the measure, an indication of how far both sides are dug in to their positions. Republicans are refusing to negotiate with Democrats over health insurance tax credits that they are seeking to extend.
Members of the military are set to be paid today after President Trump said over the weekend that he'd direct the Pentagon to "use all available funds" to pay tro