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Live updates: Senate fails to reopen government for 13th time as SNAP battle takes center stage
The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 13th time, as the shutdown hit the four-week mark. It failed in a 54-45 vote. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Speaker Mike Johnson warned against the end of the filibuster, an action President Trump insisted the Senate take get rid of the filibuster so it could pass the government funding bill with a simple majority.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning as the government shutdown stretches to nearly a month. The lapse in funding, the second-longest in history, was extended Tuesday after Democrats blocked the GOP-backed continuing resolution for the 13th time.
Democratic strategist Karen Finney fired off on GOP pollster Frank Luntz during a late-night showdown on CNN. The clash erupted on Laura Coates Live Wednesday night after Coates played a clip of Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s fiery floor speech earlier that day.
The government shutdown has reached Day 28, and Senate Republicans are having lunch with VP JD Vance today. Will the Senate vote today to reopen?