Senate Rejects House Stopgap as Shutdown Deadline Nears

The Senate voted down the House-passed stopgap continuing resolution, with Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul joining Democrats to block the measure. Democratic Senator John Fetterman broke with his caucus and voted in favor of the CR, underscoring the fragile bipartisan dynamics. The defeat intensified pressure on leadership with just days before the September 30 funding deadline.