What to know on Day 28 of the government shutdown:

The Senate will vote for the 13th time on advancing a Republican-backed funding bill to end the government shutdown , now on its 28th day. The procedural vote is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., and Republicans still need five more Democrats to join them to reach the 60-vote threshold.

Vice President JD Vance is set to have lunch with Senate Republicans at the Capitol after the vote. GOP leaders are also considering whether to move forward on measures to pay some federal workers or fund programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the shutdown.

Democrats are under increasing pressure to back down after the largest union representing federal government employees said that "it's time to pass a clean continuing resolutio

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