Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has set up one vote Tuesday afternoon to reopen the government, giving Democrats only the opportunity to vote for or against a House-passed continuing resolution that has failed repeatedly on the Senate floor.

The Senate is scheduled to convene at 3 p.m. and the vote is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.

It will be the eighth time senators consider the House measure, which failed to advance on seven previous votes.

It comes at a critical time as military personnel are due to receive their paychecks on Oct. 15.

President Trump over the weekend directed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to use “all available funds” to ensure troops get paid this week.

Senate Democrats will not have the chance Tuesday to also vote on their alternative government fu

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