As 800,000 US government workers contemplate their second missed paycheck due on Friday, the US Senate will vote on two competing proposals aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown.
The votes will be heard on Thursday - one backed by Republicans, the other by Democrats - but both likely to fail.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington

Yemeni military says Houthi attack on Mocha kills 7, wounds 30
Gunman fires inside Thai government office as country reels from school shooting
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 4,120
Netanyahu says Trump's new Gaza plan is unacceptable
Fire near Indonesia's Mount Bromo extinguished after 550 hectares burnt
