1 of 5 | Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., holds a copy of the House-passed government funding bill during a press conference on the third day of the government shutdown in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The government shutdown continues into Monday afternoon after the Senate failed to approve one of two proposed temporary funding measures on Friday.
The Senate voted 54-44 on a Republican-sponsored and House-approved continuing resolution that would have funded the federal government for another seven weeks while negotiating a budget for the 2026 fiscal year that started on Wednesday.
The measure needs at least 60 votes to overcome a potential filibuster and go to President Donald Trump for signing.
A counterproposal by Senate Democrats that would fund the federal government through the end of October but would add $1.5 trillion in spending and was defeated by a 46-52 vote.
