The U.S. Capitol building on the ninth day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 9, 2025.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
The federal government remains shut down as the Senate again rejected a stop-gap funding measure on Oct. 20.
The 50–43 vote was the 11th time a Republican-backed continuing resolution to extend current funding through Nov. 21 fell short of the 60 votes needed to end debate in the Senate and bring the matter to an up-or-down vote.
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