As the shutdown enters its third day, the Senate is set to vote on measures to fund the government that are not expected to reach the vote threshold required to pass. NBC News' Monica Alba reports from the White House on where the parties stand in negotiations and what lawmakers have had to say about the shutdown.

On Tuesday, the Senate held a key vote on a Republican-backed continuing resolution aimed at keeping the government funded, but the measure failed to reach the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. The roll-call result was 55–45 in favor, falling short of the threshold to advance the bill.

The U.S. Senate will vote again on Friday on dueling Democratic and Republican plans to end a government shutdown now entering its third day, though there is no sign that either plan will win passage.