The U.S. Senate failed once more to pass measures to fund the federal government , extending the government shutdown into its third day. On Friday (October 3), competing proposals from Republicans and Democrats were rejected, leaving lawmakers at a stalemate over enhanced Obamacare subsidies.

The Senate adjourned for the weekend without reaching an agreement, meaning the shutdown will likely continue into next week . Senate Majority Leader J ohn Thune , a Republican from South Dakota, stated that his party would not concede to Democrats' demands to tie a spending extension to health care concessions. Thune emphasized, "This shutdown needs to end sooner rather than later. And there’s only one way out of it. Democrats need to vote for the clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution sitti

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