Sep. 19, 2025 1:30 pmOn Friday, the US Senate rejected two measures to fund the government as a shutdown loomed. The Senate rejected a Trump-backed House-passed stopgap bill 44-48 and blocked a Democrat version 47-45. Democrat Senator John Fetterman voted with Republicans, and Republican Senator Rand Paul voted with Democrats to block the measures. CNN reported :The Senate rejected both the House-passed short-term government funding measure and a Democratic alternative on Friday, as clock ticks down towards a shutdown. The House-passed version, put forward by Republicans, would extend government funding at current levels until mid-November and includes new funding for government officials’ security.