What to know on Day 15 of the government shutdown:

The government shutdown is now in its third week. The Senate is voting for a ninth time Wednesday afternoon on advancing a House-passed bill that would reopen the government as Democrats and Republicans remain at odds.

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 were set to be paid on Wednesday despite the shutdown, after the Trump administration tapped unused research and development funds to cover their checks. But H

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