The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on Wednesday

The Senate voted for the 12th time on Wednesday to reopen the government. The vote failed once again, meaning the government will enter its 23rd day of the shutdown. Democrats and Republicans have maintained their stances. WASHINGTON - The Senate voted once again to reopen the government on Wednesday.

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The government shutdown extended into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate failed to advance a House-passed measure to end the impasse for an 11th time.

The nation's second-longest government shutdown continues after Senate Democrats rejected a continuing resolution to reopen the federal government on Wednesday.

The Senate again voted down the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government Wednesday. The 12th vote on the legislation failed 54-46. It followed a 22-hour speech from Sen. Jeff

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, following Trump's lunch with Republican senators at the White House, said the president is "prepared to sit down" with Democrats to talk about healthcare (specifically Obamacare subsidies) but only once the government shutdown ends.

The federal government shutdown rolled on to its 20th day on Monday as a resolution remains elusive amid a bitter stalemate in Congress.

The federal government remains closed Monday, Oct. 20, amid a bitter battle on Capitol Hill. See when Senate returns today, vote time and more.

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, President Donald Trump is welcoming Senate Republicans for lunch at the White House.