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Vice President JD Vance is expected to come to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to attend a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans.
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.
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State Representative Julie Emerson launches campaign for U.S. Senate race in Louisiana
State Representative Julie Emerson of Lafayette is chair of the powerful Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee.
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.