Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's midnight deadline.
Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government late on Tuesday, putting the U.S. on a pathway to a shutdown for the first time in nearly seven years.
The Senate rejected the legislation as Democrats made good on their threat to close the government if U.S. President Donald Trump and Republicans didn't accede to their health-care demands.
The 55-45 vote on a bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans are trying to "bully" Democrats by refusing to negotiate on an extension of expanded Affordable Care Act tax credits that expire at the end of the year.
"We hope they sit down with us and talk," Schumer said before the deadline lapsed.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters about the pending go
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