The Senate on Thursday rejected a pair of bills that would have paid military servicemembers, along with some or all federal workers during the shutdown.

Why it matters: Republicans and Democrats wouldn't back each other's proposals, leaving the Senate still deadlocked on any solution to open the government. • A GOP-led proposal that would pay federal employees who are having to work through the shutdown, along with military members and contractors, failed to get the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. • And Republicans rejected a request for unanimous consent to pass a Democratic alternative, which would pay all federal workers, including those on furlough. It also would block the White House from laying off more federal workers while the government is closed. • Just three Democ

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