Senate blocks rival bills to prevent midnight shutdown

Oct 1, 2025 - 04:00
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Senate blocks rival bills to prevent midnight shutdown
The Senate on Tuesday, as expected, failed to approve a GOP stopgap to keep the government funded or a Democratic alternative, edging the government closer to a midnight shutdown. The votes came at the end of a day notable for the lack of public work being done by either party to prevent a shutdown. Normally,…