<h1>Senate rejects competing short-term funding bills, raising risk of partial government shutdown as fiscal year starts Oct 1</h1> The Senate rejected competing short-term funding measures, increasing the risk of a partial government shutdown when the fiscal year begins Oct. 1. One party pushed a clean, short continuing resolution to extend funding for several weeks; the other sought to attach health-care provisions including extended ACA subsidies and reversals of recent Medicaid cuts. The House had passed the clean patch with added security funding. Both Senate measures failed to reach the 60-vote threshold. With a recess approaching and political leaders trading blame, the outcome and prospects for a full-year agreement remain uncertain.