Senate Democrats moved to kill a GOP-sponsored bill that would have paid active-duty military members and essential federal employees who have continued to work through the government shutdown.
Read More Senate Democrats block GOP-sponsored bill to pay Military and federal workers amid shutdown: ‘INDEFENSIBLE’
Several major U.S. airports have refused to air a video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that criticizes congressional Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown — amid its impact on TSA operations.
Read More U.S. airports decline airing DHS Secy. Noem’s PSA slamming Dems for govt shutdown amid TSA pay concerns
GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the government shutdown may become the longest in U.S. history — unless Senate Democrats finally agree to pass a “clean, no-strings-attached” Republican spending bill to reopen the government.
Read More Speaker Johnson: Congress is ‘barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history’
President Donald Trump revealed that his team has identified funds that will be utilized to pay military service members despite the ongoing government shutdown.
Read More Trump shifts funds to pay military service members despite government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the government shutdown “every day gets better” for Democrats as they continue to hold out, drawing a sharp rebuke from GOP leaders.
Read More Republicans slam Schumer’s ‘every day gets better’ remark during shutdown: ‘Americans are suffering’
La aprobación de la Resolución Continua (RC, por sus siglas en inglés), previamente aprobada en la Cámara de Representantes, fracasó por 54 votos a favor y 45 en contra, a solo seis votos del umbral requerido de 60.
Read More La votación del Senado para poner fin al cierre del gobierno fracasa por sexta vez mientras el cierre entra en su segunda semana