The mood on Capitol Hill was somber as the government spiraled toward a shutdown on Tuesday night.

Lawmakers appeared to be bracing for the inevitable throughout the day as President Donald Trump and Democrats failed to reach a deal.

The Senate held two votes on Tuesday evening, including one for a Republican short-term spending bill to avert the shutdown, as well as another proposed by Democrats to keep the government funded while also addressing healthcare costs.

Neither bill had the necessary sixty votes to pass, with both sides digging in, showing just how dysfunctional Washington has become. The Republican bill failed to reach the 60 votes needed to pass, despite Democrats Catherine Cortez-Masto and John Fetterman and Independent Angus King voting in favor, bumping the total to

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