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Will the government reopen today? When does the Senate vote today on shutdown 2025? Update

The second-longest government shutdown in history continues with another Sente vote today, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, on a GOP-backed bill called the Shutdown Fairness Act that would pay federal workers...

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Government shutdown latest; Senate rejects Democratic and GOP efforts on federal pay

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Government shutdown updates: Senators bemoan lack of momentum to end shutdown

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Democrats tank GOP bill to pay troops, essential workers during govt shutdown

Republicans’ attempts to avert the worst effects of the ongoing government shutdown failed Thursday after Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would ensure essential federal employees are paid on tim...

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Watch live: Senate to vote on pay for military, federal workers as shutdown persists

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October 23, 2025 - Trump administration and government shutdown news

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Essential workers left unpaid after Senate Democrats kill pay bill

"I just hope, on a nonpartisan basis, we do something that makes sense around here for once," Johnson said ahead of the bill's consideration.

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Marathon Senate speech highlights mounting tension as shutdown hits Day 23. Live updates

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Senate's 12th vote to end government shutdown fails

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Democratic Sen. Merkley ends floor speech protesting Trump at 22 hours and 36 minutes

Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor about the President Donald Trump's "growing authoritarianism" since 6:24 p.m. Tuesday with no indication that he'll end any time soon.

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Sen. Jeff Merkley warns 'tyranny has arrived' in marathon floor speech protesting Trump

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Merkley ties Senate in knots with marathon floor speech

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Democratic Senator Merkley warns of Trump's 'authoritarian takeover'

Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon on Wednesday (October 22), more than a half-day into a marathon speech opposing President Donald Trump's agenda, warned of an "authoritarian takeover" on...

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Merkley's Marathon Address Decried Trump's "Authoritarian Grip"—But Executive Overreach Didn't Start With Him

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Senator Jeff Merkley Ends 22-Hour Marathon Speech Against Trump Agenda

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Watch: Sen. Jeff Merkley begins Senate marathon speech to protest Trump's policies

Merkley accused Mr. Trump of "shredding our Constitution."

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Democratic senator protests Trump’s ‘grave threats’ in marathon overnight floor speech

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Oregon Democrat speaks on the Senate floor all night long to protest Trump

Senate fails to advance GOP bill to pay essential federal workers during shutdown

The government shutdown stretched into Day 24 on Friday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers.

Watch Live: Sen. Jeff Merkley Held Senate Floor Overnight To Discuss, "Do We Have Kings?

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

Watch live: Merkley gives lengthy speech on Senate floor amid shutdown stalemate

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday evening in protest of President Trump’s policies and has been speaking for more than 17 hours — with a handful of other Democrats

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Dueling plans to pay feds on-time fail in Senate, though a bipartisan path forward appears

Md., appeared to agree to negotiations Thursday afternoon on a plan to pay federal employees and potentially contractors amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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Live updates: Merkley holds Senate floor overnight; lawmakers eye shutdown vote as GOP weighs options

The Senate on Wednesday is slated to vote on the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government for the 12th time. But first, Sen. Jeff Merkley will need to wrap up, as he has been holding the floor since 6:21 p.