The government shutdown is in its third day on Friday with senators set to vote for the fourth time on bills to fund the government. But with negotiations appearing stalled, it’s looking like the shutdown could extend through the weekend.

Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to block a House-passed stopgap funding bill that would reopen the federal government until Nov. 21, but several Democrats broke with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs in the coming days for federal workers.

The Senate on Wednesday will vote again on the House of Representatives' continuing resolution to end the government shutdown. According to the Senate calendar, the upper chamber will vote on the continuing resolution that failed to pass the 60-vote threshold on Tuesday, in a 55-45 split.

Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday failed to pass competing bills to fund the government, extending the shutdown into next week. The measures were expected to fail. Shortly after the failed votes,

Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a private call Saturday that he will give 48-hour notice if they are needed for a vote at the Capitol this week, should the Senate approve a stopgap measure to reopen the government, according to four people with direct knowledge of the call.

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

House Republican leaders are considering staying out of town and canceling previously scheduled votes next week if the government shutdown continues, sources tell The Hill. The move, which is not yet finalized,