Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.

After the vote, the White House's Office of Management and Budget issued a memo saying that “affected agencies should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown.” Also Read | Jeffries, Schumer slam Trump's AI video as shutdown distraction

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Republicans are trying to “bully” Democrats by refusing to negotiate on an extension of health care benefits and other priorities.

A government closure would mean that hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed or laid off. Trump threatened retribution on Democrats for a pot

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