 "US government shutdown drags on as Senate fails to pass funding bill for the fifth time")
President Donald Trump had warned earlier that another stalemate could result in significant job losses. The budget impasse has already left thousands of federal workers either furloughed or working without pay
The US Senate has once again failed to pass a spending budget, making it the fifth such time that would continue to keep the government in a state of shutdown.
Both Democratic and Republican funding proposals failed to pass in the Senate, unable to reach the 60-vote threshold needed for approval.
President Donald Trump had warned earlier that another stalemate could result in significant job losses. The budget impasse has already left thousands of federal workers either furloughed or working without pay.
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