WASHINGTON: The US Senate rejected stopgap legislation to fund government operations on Tuesday, sending lawmakers scrambling to stave off a shutdown at week’s end in the heat of the presidential campaign.

The temporary spending bill fell 45-55, well short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the chamber.

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