The government shutdown in the United States will continue into next week, following the failure of a new vote on Friday in the Senate, where partisan divisions between Democrats and Republicans remain unresolved. Republicans, who hold a majority with 53 seats out of 100, were unable to secure the 60 votes needed to pass a budget extension bill through November 21 due to lack of Democratic support. Federal agencies and approximately 750,000 workers have been without funding since Wednesday, when the U.S. fiscal year ended and Congress failed to approve a provisional budget. A Senate meeting this weekend is now unlikely, given the persistent lack of agreement between the parties.
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