Government shutdown to last at least through Friday as Senate breaks for Yom Kippur

The government shutdown is now expected to last at least three days after the Senate adjourned Wednesday afternoon without passing a continuing resolution to reopen the government until November. 

The Senate adjourned at 4:23 p.m. Eastern and will reconvene on Thursday for a vote on whether to confirm a block of President Donald Trump's nominees, which is scheduled to take place at noon. But no vote on a resolution is scheduled until Friday because of Yom Kippur.

The Senate failed to pass a procedural vote on two competing Democratic and Republican continuing resolutions earlier Wednesday. The chamber also failed to pass either resolution prior to the shutdown on Tuesday. Republicans have blamed Democrats for the shutdown, asserting they seek to fund health care for illegal migrants.

The White House has warned that a massive firing plan will take place in the coming days, but the possible scale of the mass federal layoffs remains unclear.

It is also not clear how long the government shutdown will last, but the longest shutdown on record is 35 days, which occurred during Trump's first presidential administration in 2018 and 2019.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.