Senate, government shutdown
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The government shutdown has entered day 29 as more standalone bills are being proposed to alleviate some of the effects of the shutdown.
The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.
The U.S. Senate briefly took up a long-stalled effort on Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent and end the twice-yearly practice of switching clocks, but again failed to reach consensus.
The United States Senate has confirmed Chad Meredith from Lexington to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Louisiana State Rep. Julie Emerson announced her candidacy for the United States Senate, aiming to usher in a new wave of conservative leadership. "I'm running