By Lawrence Wilson The federal government remains shut down after the Senate on Oct. 1 again rejected a pair of competing plans that would temporarily extend funding. The shutdown began on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. as Republicans and Democrats deadlocked over the terms of a stopgap spending agreement. As federal employees who perform essential […]
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The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which, along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—constitutes the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.