The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.

The Senate vote today, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, failed for the 14th time on a House-backed bill that would reopen the government as we head toward the longest shut down in history, with hopes dashed as Americans head to the polls today in what could become pivotal Election Day wins.

The latest attempt to end the shutdown, by passing a Republican-backed stopgap resolution through Congress, failed in the Senate for the 14th time.

Bipartisan efforts in the U.S. Senate to reopen the federal government as early as this week gave way to fresh signs of frustration on Tuesday, even as Republicans and Democrats aired details of a possible path out of the five-week-old impasse.

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Another attempt to pass a bill to teporarily fund government functions is on tbhe floor in the Senate on Tuesday. This will be the 14th such bill in the last month.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday that he was “optimistic” the Senate could vote to reopen the government by the end of the week if lawmakers make progress over the next couple days.

WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown is about to become the longest in United States history, even as millions of Americans feel the increasingly painful consequences of the crisis on their daily lives.

S.D., and Senate Republicans consider extending government funding deadline into January as House-passed Nov. 21 date becomes unrealistic.

The Senate voted 54-44 against invoking cloture on the House-passed continuing resolution, with no major changes from previous votes. Tuesday's vote marked the 14th time the Senate tried to pass the resolution.