The Senate on Wednesday is set to take up another series of votes on legislation to fund the government, after a shutdown went into effect overnight. The upper chamber of Congress on Tuesday, as

The federal government went into a partial shutdown overnight after Congress failed to pass a spending bill to keep it fully operational.

Republican leaders in Congress, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), are holding a press conference at 10 a.m. on the first day of the federal government shutdown.

The United States federal government shut down in the early morning of Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass funding for federal programs and services.

US government operations began grinding to a halt at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats failed to break an impasse in Congress. The closure will see non-essential operations halted,

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and House Democratic leadership will speak at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, with 14 hours to go before the U.S. government shuts down. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LEAVE WHITE HOUSE WITH NO DEAL TO AVERT SHUTDOWN: ‘STILL LARGE DIFFERENCES’ Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met with President Donald Trump

Follow The Post’s live coverage of the Trump administration Tuesday, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the president addressed the most senior US military generals and admirals in Virginia.

The wheels of government are griding to a halt as Republicans and Democrats in Congress let a Sept. 30 deadline go by without passing a funding bill.

Get live updates from Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to avert a government shut down.

Follow live news as Congress works to avoid a government shutdown before the end of the day. Trump and Hegseth are expected to speak at a U.S. generals meeting.