India, Nov. 8 -- The Senate remains locked in a standoff over government funding, with no immediate vote scheduled after Democrats rejected a Republican stopgap bill. The measure, which would have extended funding through mid-December without Democratic demands for Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, failed 53-43, falling short of the 60 votes needed.

Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, continue to hold firm, insisting on a bipartisan deal that includes one-year extensions of ACA tax credits to lower health premiums for millions.

Schumer on Friday offered to reopen the government on Friday if health care subsidies were extended. Republicans have, however, refused to negotiate. "All Republicans have to do is say yes,...