Senators departed Washington without a deal to end the government shutdown, ensuring that it will last into next week with both sides still deadlocked.

The upper chamber finished work for the week late on Thursday night when they passed the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included more than a dozen of amendment votes.

They will return to work on Tuesday. They will be off on Monday due to the federal holiday.

The decision means that not only will the government shutdown reach the two-week mark come Tuesday, but that military members will likely miss their first paycheck as part of the shutdown.

Earlier in the day, Senate Democrats blocked the GOP's "clean" continuing resolution (CR) for the seventh time. The bill would fund the government through

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