The federal government was hurtling toward a shutdown Tuesday with no sign of resolution, as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats remained locked in an increasingly acrimonious standoff over spending and health care policy. With the midnight deadline fast approaching, both parties appeared increasingly resigned to the prospect of the first government closure in nearly seven years .

“We'll probably have a shutdown,” Trump said in the Oval Office, casting blame for the looming funding lapse on Democrats who have refused to back off their demands.

The confrontation rested Tuesday evening in the Senate, where Republicans were pressing ahead with a last-ditch vote on a bill to extend current funding through Nov. 21 without major policy changes. But because the measure requires

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