Republicans and Democrats fail to narrow differences on spending bill, as effects of shutdown start showing.
United States lawmakers have failed to make progress on ending the partial shutdown of the federal government, with Republicans and Democrats blocking rival stopgap spending bills for a second straight day.
The US Senate on Wednesday voted down the duelling proposals by margins that mirrored similar efforts the previous day and that had also failed to avert the shutdown.
Senators rejected the Republican proposal to extend government funding
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