Senate votes to keep the government closed, setting it up to be longest shutdown on record

The Senate on Tuesday voted again to continue the government shutdown, setting it up to be tied for the longest shutdown on record on Wednesday and to become the longest Thursday if no agreement is reached before then.

The Senate voted 54-44 against invoking cloture on the House-passed continuing resolution, with no major changes from previous votes. Tuesday's vote marked the 14th time the Senate tried to pass the resolution.

Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada voted with Republicans, along with Maine Independent Sen. Angus King. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul voted against the resolution.

The government entered the shutdown on Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to pass the House's continuing resolution that would keep the government open through Nov. 21. 

The current record for longest shutdown is 35 days, which occurred during the first Trump administration. The ongoing shutdown reached 34 days on Tuesday, according to the White House.

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