Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) indicated that the ball is still in the court of House Republicans after a second proposal to extend government funding floundered in a vote on the floor, and he said they must figure out how to move forward ahead of Friday night's deadline.
"I guess it's back to the drawing board," Thune told The Hill as he exited the Capitol. "We'll see. We'll figure out in the House what they want to do next, and they'll digest this last effort and...