The Senate rejected a bill to reopen the government for the eighth time Tuesday, ensuring the shutdown will enter its third week with lawmakers nowhere close to finding a resolution.

Senators voted 49-45 on the GOP's House-passed continuing resolution, which would fund the government through late November. It needed 60 votes to advance.

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) voted with Republicans, as they have for nearly two weeks. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who had voted in favor of the resolution every other time it has come to the floor was not present on Tuesday.

Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) was, once again, the lone GOP "no" vote.

The vote comes as the two sides remain at a stalemate, with neither wanting to give any ground.

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