The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.

The president, lawmakers and federal judges all receive their regular paychecks during government shutdowns, unlike the 2 million civilian federal employees and thousands of staffers who work in the legislative branch.

A Houston Symphony concert featuring the United States Marine Band has been postponed due to the government shutdown.

FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers,

The short answer is no, according to the California secretary of state’s office. “The only possible impact would be if United States Postal Service operations were interrupted and the USPS has noted that their operations won’t be interrupted,” a spokesperson for the secretary of state said in an email.

The USDA has warned states that if the shutdown persists, funding for the food assistance program will be unavailable next month.

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