U.S. government shutdown: Senate debates on a continuing resolution - Live stream
|The U.S. Senate continues to debate on a continuing resolution after U.S. government's funding expired at midnight on Friday.
Lawmakers failed to approve a spending bill amid a standoff over immigration and border security issues. Negotiations were hold on Saturday morning in the hopes of reaching a deal. The U.S. House reconvened today at 9AM ET (14:00 GMT).
According to BNO News, it's the fifth government shutdown since 1990 and the last government shutdown happened in October 2013, which lasted more than 2 weeks.
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