Senate Deadlock: Government Shutdown Looms as Funding Bills Fail
Senate Deadlock: Government Shutdown Looms as Funding Bills Fail WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is on the brink of a government shutdown after both Republican and Democratic proposals to secure short-term federal funding were blocked on Friday. The legislative impasse significantly elevates the risk of a shutdown commencing on October 1. A Republican-backed plan, which narrowly passed the House earlier Friday with a 217-212 vote, failed to garner the necessary 60 votes to overcome a Senate filibuster, ending with a…