Government shutdown risk grows after Dems block Trump-backed extension for a 2nd time

Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ short-term funding extension Tuesday afternoon, further increasing the odds of a partial government shutdown and thousands of federal workers going without paychecks.Democratic lawmakers in the upper chamber, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., banded together to vote against the GOP’s continuing resolution (CR), a move that marked the second time Democrats impeded the legislation’s progress this month.Congress has until midnight Wednesday to pass a CR or else the government will shut down. However, the possibility of that happening