The U.S. Senate has blocked a Republican-backed funding bill for the 14th time, as the government shutdown reached 35 days on Tuesday — tying the longest in U.S. history.
The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, failed to advance in the Senate after a 54-44 vote, falling short of the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture and proceed.
Three Democrats — Catherine Cortez Masto, Angus King and John Fetterman — broke ranks to support the bill, while Republican Senator Rand Paul opposed it. Senators Cory Booker and Thom Tillis did not vote.
The current deadlock matches the 35-day federal shutdown that occurred between December 2018 and January 2019, during President Donald Trump's first term. It is set to become the longest in U.S. history if no agreement is reached by Wednesday.
“This is now day 35 of the Democrat shutdown, and I’ll be honest with you, I don’t think any of us expected that it would drag on this long,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters on Tuesday.
The shutdown began on 1 October following a breakdown in negotiations over federal spending. Tens of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed or are working without pay, and many public services remain suspended.
Ending the impasse will require a bipartisan deal in the Senate that former President Trump — a key influence in the Republican-led House — is willing to endorse.
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The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a fresh attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 12 October 2026 with the top five natural disasters happening around the world.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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