What to know on Day 8 of the government shutdown:

The Senate failed to advance funding bills to end the government shutdown for the sixth time on Wednesday, continuing the stalemate as Democrats and Republicans traded blame for the impasse.

The vote to move forward on the GOP measure, which has already passed the House, was 54 to 45. Sixty votes were needed to advance it. No new Democrats voted to advance the bill in Wednesday's vote.

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters he would not call back the House to vote on a separate bill to pay members of the military, saying Senate Democrats should support the GOP bill to reopen the government: "The House is done. The ball is now in the Senate's court."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reiterated his position that Republican lead

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