US government shutdown continues as Senate rejects temporary funding bill for 13th time

according to CCTV News, on October 28th local time, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a procedural vote once again with a vote of 54 to 45, to advance the "Fiscal Year 2025 Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act" aimed at ending the government shutdown. The bill, passed by the House of Representatives, proposes to temporarily restore government operations at current funding levels and requires 60 votes in the Senate to advance. This is the 13th vote on the bill, and it still has not reached the required threshold, meaning the government shutdown will continue.