The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.

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The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.

The Senate returned Friday, Oct. 10, for just seconds with presiding officer, Sen. John Thune, adjourning any Senate votes on the government shutdown 2025 until after the holiday weekend, fizzling any hopes of the government reopening anytime soon.

Democrat Jackie Norris has ended her campaign for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat. She plans to focus on her role as chair of the Des Moines public school board.

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Des Moines, Iowa, school board chair Jackie Norris ended her campaign for U.S. Senate Thursday, citing her need to focus on the school system in the aftermath of its superintendent being charged by immigration agents for being in the country illegally.

Per sources: Disney/ESPN has removed @finebaum from appearing on @ESPN since his @outkick interview expressing interest in running as a Republican for senate in Alabama. ESPN has canceled all network appearances on all shows, including some that have occurred for a decade plus.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –United States Attorney Moore Capito is officially the chief law enforcement officer for the Southern District of West Virginia. Capito was sworn in into the position last week by the Honorable Chief United States District Judge Frank Volk.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she understands why Democrats are hesitant to trust Republicans to negotiate in good faith over the ongoing shutdown, pointing to the Trump administration’s past use of “pocket rescissions” to claw back billions in government funding that had already been approved by Congress.