The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on Wednesday, following a marathon speech by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

Senate Democrats have repeatedly voted down a Republican-backed bill to reopen the government during the shutdown, insisting Congress first extend subsidies for health plans under the Affordable Care Act. They have refused to back down from their demands that Congress address health care subsidies before any funding deal moves forward.

The ongoing government shutdown is quickly approaching historic milestones. Here's what to know about the next vote in the Senate.

The U.S. government shutdown enters historic length as SNAP funding risks grow, Congress stalls and unions sue over planned federal worker layoffs.

The Senate has voted to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress more than two decades later.

The U.S. Senate earlier this month passed its version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a clause that explicitly calls for maintaining the current number of U.S. troops stationed in Korea.

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In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed at least 37 people in nine strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US still wants to meet with Russia despite the Trump administration imposing sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies . “We’d still like to meet with the Russians