A counterproposal put forward by Senate Democrats also failed to advance, suggestinhg deep divisions in Congress. With both plans blocked, the shutdown is now expected to stretch into at least next week.

For the first time in nearly seven years, the United States government has entered a shutdown on October 1, 2025, after the Senate failed to advance either of two competing short-term funding bills. The collapse of negotiations underscored deep partisan fissures,

Senate Democrats rejected another Republican bill on Friday, as signs indicate that the government shutdown may extend into next week. Stay tuned for the latest

Follow The Post’s live coverage of the Trump administration Thursday, as the government shutdown drags into a second day thanks to defiant Senate Dems’ rejection of a stopgap funding bill.

US government operations began grinding to a halt at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats failed to break an impasse in Congress. The closure will see non-essential operations halted,

At 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, the U.S. government ran out of funding and was forced to shut down after Donald Trump and congressional Republicans were unable to cut a deal with Democrats. It’s the first shutdown since 2019,

Senators have left Washington until Friday, so the shutdown will last at least that long, and possibly even longer.

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.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday warned that layoffs are “imminent” if the budget impasse continues.

The federal government will shut down at midnight tonight unless Congress approves a federal spending bill. Follow live news updates.