A Republican-backed bill to fund the government through Nov. 21 failed for the ninth time in the Senate on Wednesday. The vote was 51-to-44, with a supermajority of 60 votes needed for passage. The shutdown started on Oct. 1.

The Senate returned at 10 a.m. ET today, Oct. 6, 2025. While votes are expected to take place today, it is not immediately clear what time senators will vote. On Monday, Oct. 6, the Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 7:28 p.m. after two failed votes.

Get the latest Trump administration news as the government shutdown continues. House Speaker Mike Johnson said this could become the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is putting a House-passed bill on Defense Department appropriations up for a procedural vote Wednesday afternoon. With 60 votes required to move forward, the bill will likely need at least seven Democrats to support it,

The federal government shutdown drags into its 8th day. The House passed a spending resolution but it's stalled in the Senate over Democratic opposition.

The federal government remains closed Thursday as tensions flared on Capitol Hill ahead of the Senate reconvening. Here's the latest, vote time, more.

The Senate will pivot Thursday from efforts to reopen the government to a vote on whether to advance an $852 billion defense appropriations bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) scheduled the vote in an effort to put Democrats on the record if they block the measure,