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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media at the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. If lawmakers fail to reach a bipartisan compromise the federal government shutdown will begin at midnight. Schumer was accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) / U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (C) speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate is bracing for a government shutdown after they failed to pass the Republican Appropriations and Extensions Act which would provide a temporary extension on government funding. Three Democrats joined Republicans in their vote for the legislation. Thune was joined by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) (L) and Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) (R). (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate fails to pass funding bills to end shutdown — again

For the second time in 24 hours, Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed stopgap spending bill that would have funded the government and ended the ongoing shutdown.

A view of the US Capitol after the Senate passed the "Big Beautiful Bill Act" earlier in the day in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2025. The Republican-led US Senate approved President Donald Trump's mammoth domestic policy bill July 1, 2024 by the narrowest of margins, despite misgivings over delivering deep welfare cuts and another $3 trillion in national debt. Republican leaders had struggled to corral support during a record 24-hour "vote-a-rama" amendment session on the Senate floor, as Democrats offered dozens of challenges to the most divisive aspects of the package. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Senate fails to pass CR, Sen. Fetterman only Dem to side with GOP

The Senate has failed to pass a House-approved continuing resolution intended to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown. While most Senate Democrats voted against the measure due to policy disagreements, one Democrat joined the Republicans in support.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: Former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Waltz, who was nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, previously served as the National Security Adviser. He resigned from that position after facing scrutiny for his involvement in creating a Signal chat that mistakenly included a journalist. This chat discussed sensitive plans for a military strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Mike Waltz confirmed as Trump’s ambassador to the UN after months of delays

The Senate has confirmed Mike Waltz as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) days before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during a the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from fired CDC employees and the implications on children’s health. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: (L-R) Former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Susan Monarez testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from fired CDC employees and the implications on children’s health. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul engages in heated exchange with ousted former CDC director

Kentucky GOP Senator Rand Paul engaged in a heated exchange with former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez over the agency’s prior vaccine recommendation policies.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) questions Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing about the federal response to monkeypox, on Capitol Hill September 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. The U.S. is working to contain the largest monkeypox outbreak in the world, with more than 22,600 cases across all 50 states. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Paul urges DOJ to ‘test’ Fauci’s Biden pardon by bringing charges against him for allegedly ‘lying to Congress about gain-of-function research’

Kentucky GOP Senator Rand Paul is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring charges against former senior national health advisor Anthony Fauci, accusing him of lying to Congress while requesting that the agency test whether former President Joe Biden’s blanket pardons will hold up in court.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 1: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (2nd-L), accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) (L), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (2nd-R), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (R), speaks to reporters off the Senate floor after the Senate passes President Donald Trump's so-called "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Act at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance was the tie-breaking vote as President Donald Trump's so-called "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Act passes in the Senate. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate passes Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ as Vance issues tie-breaking vote

The Senate passed President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” on Tuesday after a marathon session of voting on amendments, with Vice President JD Vance issuing the tie-breaking vote.