Government Shutdown Continues as Funding Plan Fails 10th Senate Vote

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) offered to schedule a vote on a key Democratic proposal, but Democrats pressed for a definite outcome.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks during the 15th day of the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. government shutdown will continue as the Senate again failed to end debate and bring a short-term funding measure to a vote.

The Oct. 16 vote on a Republican-backed continuing resolution fell short of the 60-vote threshold required to bring the measure to an up-or-down vote. The result was 51–45.