Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown

The Senate is set to return on Tuesday to vote for an eighth time on reopening the government. The plan is expected to fail again.

Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdown

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Republican and Democrat senators continued to back opposing bills ahead of vote on stopgap funding that would reopen the U.S. government.

Democrats and Republicans accused each other of inflexibility, while federal workers face disrupted paychecks

Democrats and Republicans in Congress remain divided over the question of whether a bill to end the shutdown should extend enhanced Obamacare tax credits.