The Senate will vote for the 11th time on a House-passed clean continuing resolution that needs 60 votes to pass.

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans arrived at the White House Tuesday for a display of unity with President Donald Trump.

The Senate votes today, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, on two congressional spending bills as the government shutdown 2025 continues into Day 8 amid a bitter battle on Capitol Hill as President Donald Trump warned of permanent federal employee layoffs.

President Trump will host Senate Republicans at the White House on Tuesday afternoon for a lunch in the newly renovated Rose Garden. The event comes a day after demolition crews began the process of tearing down part of the East Wing to begin construction on Trump’s planned ballroom.

Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) will hold a news conference on Tuesday afternoon with the government shutdown in

The federal government remained closed Tuesday amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill. When does the Senate vote again on the shutdown? What to know.

Today marks the 21st day of the government shutdown with both Democrats and Republicans remaining in a standoff over healthcare.

WATCH: White House Begins Demolishing Part Of East Wing For Trump Ballroom The Senate on Monday voted again to not reopen the federal government as the shutdown stretches into its fourth

The government shutdown extended into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate failed to advance a House-passed measure to end the impasse for an 11th time.

The Senate is screening President Bola Tinubu's nominee as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan.