Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office late Monday afternoon, President Trump said that failure to pass a spending bill tonight could lead to layoffs. “It could, at some point it will,” he said.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill to end the government shutdown for a sixth time, as the funding lapse enters its second week with little headway made toward a resolution. Senators

In addition to the GOP-backed seven-week stopgap funding measure, the Senate voted on the Democrat's funding bill that includes health care provisions. Both bills failed with no one changing their votes since the Senate last considered them on Wednesday.