What to know on Day 16 of the government shutdown:

The Senate failed to advance a Republican bill to extend government funding and end the shutdown for a 10th time on Thursday, the 16th day of the impasse.

The vote was 51 to 45, falling short of the 60 votes needed to move forward. No new Democrats joined Republicans to vote to advance the legislation.

The Senate also voted on advancing a long-term appropriations bill to fund the Pentagon , a new wrinkle in the ongoing standoff. That effort likewise failed to reach 60 votes, stalling Senate Majority Leader John Thune's hopes of restarting some funding during the shutdown. Only three Democrats voted to move forward on the defense bill, prompting an angry response from Thune on the Senate floor.

Thune also said he has told Democr

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