FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican bill in the U.S. Senate to pay federal government workers and military servicemembers during the ongoing government shutdown was falling short on Friday of the votes needed to advance, as voting continued.

(Reporting by Bo Erickson)