US Government Shutdown Looms: Lawmakers Deadlocked on Spending Bill Amidst Budget Cuts
US Government Shutdown Looms: Lawmakers Deadlocked on Spending Bill Amidst Budget Cuts United States lawmakers remain at an impasse, failing to reach an agreement on a federal spending bill for a second consecutive day, pushing the government closer to a partial shutdown. Both Republican and Democratic proposals for stopgap funding were rejected in the Senate on Wednesday, mirroring similar failures earlier in the week that led to the current stalemate. The Republican-backed bill, which sought to extend government funding until…