WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate tried and failed for a ninth time Wednesday to pass a short-term spending bill as the federal government shutdown entered its third week.

On Day 15 of the shutdown, President Donald Trump’s top budget adviser vowed to continue laying off thousands of furloughed federal workers, even as a federal court judge ordered the Trump Administration to temporarily pause layoffs it launched over the past few days.

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, appearing on "The Charlie Kirk Show" podcast, said layoffs will "probably end up being north of 10,000” federal workers.

"We’re going to keep those [reductions in force] rolling throughout the shutdown, because we think it’s important to stay on offense for the American taxpayer," Vought sai

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