US Senate rejects funding package for 14th time with shutdown in 35th day
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/government-shutdown-35th-day-senate-funding-vote
But talks between factions are under way as Democrats and Republicans try to bring standoff to a close
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Don’t forget what this is about. The Republicans want to:
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They already funded ice. This is just spite.
The senate isn’t the blocker here. It’s Johnson. Just Johnson. The House majority leader who refuses to budge even a micron on his demands. He takes his orders directly from orangeboi (probably Miller, too)
The Republicans think they can win with a “heads I win tails you lose” situation, making the most vulnerable choose between food and healthcare.