WASHINGTON—Republicans and Democrats showed no signs of agreement as a government shutdown reached 22 days, making it the second-longest in history.
A Republican-backed stopgap funding measure on Oct. 22 again failed to gain the 60 votes needed to end debate in the Senate and bring the matter to an up-or-down vote.
The 54–46 result is nearly identical to the 12 previous votes dating to Sept. 19. Nearly all Republican senators support the measure, and all but a handful of Democrats oppose it.
President Donald Trump said on Oct. 21 that he would meet with Democratic leaders only after they approve the GOP continuing funding resolution to allow the government to temporarily resume full operations at the existing funding level….