The Senate is set to vote again on Tuesday on dueling measures to fund the government. Neither is likely to pass.

Republicans and Democrats are at an impasse over government funding, risking another shutdown with significant economic consequences.

A lot of federal government employees might be laid off after the Senate votes on a continuing resolution to keep the government open while working on a new budget.

The Senate is set to vote again on Tuesday on dueling measures to fund the government. Neither is likely to pass.

On Tuesday, the Senate rejected two bills submitted by the parties, which were aimed at averting a shutdown

Democrats and Republicans blame each other for failure to extend funding, resulting in first shutdown in nearly seven years

Republicans and Democrats fail to narrow differences on spending bill, as effects of shutdown start showing.

Two Democrats and an independent voted for a GOP measure to end the shutdown, but the 54-44 vote left Republicans short of the 60 votes needed.

The government shutdown continues into Monday afternoon after the Senate failed to approve one of two proposed temporary funding measures on Friday afternoon.

Democratic and Republican proposals fail to cross 60-vote threshold as impasse persists and Trump plots more cuts

Two separate funding proposals failed on Friday as mass lay-offs and sweeping cuts loom over the government.