Democratic and Republican proposals fail to cross 60-vote threshold as impasse persists and Trump plots more cuts
The US government remained shut down for a third straight day on Friday, with no signs that congressional leaders had made progress on reaching an agreement to restart operations.
Senators convened in the afternoon to vote for a fourth time on competing Democratic and Republican proposals to restart funding. Neither bill won enough support to cross the 60-vote threshold for advancement, and no lawmakers changed their votes from recent days.
The legislative deadlock ensures the first federal shutdown since 2019 will continue into next week, as the Trump administration threatens furthers cuts to the federal work and cancellation of funding for an array of projects.
Seems like everything’s been okay with the fed shutdown. Maybe we should shut it down permanently and just let states govern themselves