In the early hours of today, the U.S. Senate voted on a bill "to restore pay for federal employees." This vote is part of a temporary budget and can be seen as a component to alleviate the shutdown, as this proposal provides wages to federal employees who have not been paid during the shutdown.

The result was 53 votes in favor and 43 votes against. Although it is a majority, the proposal requires at least 60 votes to enter substantive procedures. Therefore, it was not passed.

Currently, the likelihood of the U.S. government fully resuming operations next week is quite low. It's more likely that there will be more wrangling for another week, but the American public has high expectations for the end of the shutdown.