US government shutdown continues as Senate votes fail for 6th time

By Diyar Guldogan

WASHINGTON (AA) - The US Senate on Wednesday failed to advance funding bills to end the ongoing government shutdown for the sixth time.

By a vote of 54-45, the Senate did not invoke cloture on the motion to move forward on the House-passed Republican measure.

Senators voting in favor included Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto and John Fetterman, as well as Independent Angus King. Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote against it. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz did not vote.

Separately, the procedural vote on the Democratic measure fell short in a 47 to 52 party-line vote. Cruz did not vote.