The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands.

The 20-day U.S. federal government shutdown is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday.

Per sources: Disney/ESPN has removed @finebaum from appearing on @ESPN since his @outkick interview expressing interest in running as a Republican for senate in Alabama. ESPN has canceled all network appearances on all shows, including some that have occurred for a decade plus.

A Justice Department lawyer was peppered with questions about the appointment of Alina Habba as the US attorney for New Jersey as a federal appeals court panel weighs the validity of her appointment.

Democratic State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico told a gathered crowd how his background fuels his campaign during a stop Wednesday night at the United Steelworkers Local 13-243 union hall in Beaumont.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –United States Attorney Moore Capito is officially the chief law enforcement officer for the Southern District of West Virginia. Capito was sworn in into the position last week by the Honorable Chief United States District Judge Frank Volk.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States took survivors into custody after its military struck a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean — the first attack that anyone escaped alive since President Donald Trump began launching deadly strikes in the region last month, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.