CHARLESTON — The U.S. Senate voted again Friday on two short-term bills to fund the federal government, with both failing. Meanwhile, West Virginia will pay to keep its two national parks open for at least the next two weeks.

The U.S. Senate held two votes Friday afternoon, first on the continuing resolution passed weeks ago by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act. The House CR is a clean continuing resolution aimed at keeping the federal government funded through the first several weeks of the new fiscal year that began Wednesday.

The House CR failed in a 54-44 vote, unable to clear the 60-vote threshold to avoid a filibuster. A CR supported by the Senate Democratic caucus and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. that tied an extens

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