The US government shutdown continued into its third day on Friday, with no breakthrough as talks between Republican and Democratic leaders remain deadlocked. The stalemate is likely to persist at least until next week, with the Senate delaying votes until Monday and the House canceling all votes for the coming week, resuming on October 14, according to NBC News. Republicans have stated they will not engage in negotiations unless Democrats approve the GOP’s short-term funding bill, designed to reopen the government and provide time to discuss a broader funding solution. What are the ways to end deadlock Senate Democrats rejected a Republican spending bill that would have kept the govt operating until November, but that vote may have contained the seeds of their defeat.

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