Live updates: Senate won’t hold votes to end shutdown on Tuesday; Trump says some furloughed workers ‘don’t deserve’ back pay

Oct 8, 2025 - 05:00
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Live updates: Senate won’t hold votes to end shutdown on Tuesday; Trump says some furloughed workers ‘don’t deserve’ back pay
The Senate on Tuesday opted not to hold votes on a pair of competing bills to end the government shutdown. Both the bills, including a GOP-crafted, House-passed “clean” resolution, have failed five times on the floor already. Earlier Tuesday, President Trump said some furloughed federal workers “don’t deserve” back pay after a draft White House…