During the 2025 government shutdown, Senate Democrats blocked government-funding legislation more than a dozen times.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources (CBS News, Washington Post, Ballotpedia, The Hill) with consistent vote counts (13-14 failed votes) corroborating the claim beyond the original AP report. [tier=silver indep_score=0.875 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Trump lashes out and Democrats dig in as shutdown sets ... (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/11/11/senate-government-shutdown-vote-count/ (corroboration)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-government-shutdown-by-numbers/ (corroboration)
- https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_government_shutdown,_2025 (corroboration)
- https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5597973-senate-votes-government-shutdown-deal/ (corroboration)