What to know on Day 3 of the government shutdown:

The Senate on Friday failed to advance competing plans to extend federal funding and end the government shutdown , likely pushing the funding lapse into at least next week.

A Republican plan that has already passed the House failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to advance for a fourth time, with three Democrats joining Republicans in voting to move forward. A Democratic counterproposal also failed.

As the shutdown stretched into its third day, there were no signs of senators resolving the deadlock. Majority Leader John Thune said before the votes that the upper chamber would likely not vote over the weekend if the GOP plan falls short.

The GOP bill would fund the government until Nov. 21. The Democratic version extends fundi

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