Bill to pay military during government shutdown fails in Senate
A House-approved bill that would fund the U.S. military during the ongoing federal government shutdown failed to pass…
Senate Democrats ready to reject government funding bill again over health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill…
Democrats say they won’t be intimidated by Trump as shutdown goes on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Entering the third week of a government shutdown, Democrats say they are not intimidated or…
Trump says he will unveil list on Friday of ‘Democrat programs’ to be shut
By Steve Holland, Gram Slattery and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at…
Speaker Johnson keeps House lawmakers away, canceling another week’s session as shutdown drags
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session. The…
Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started…
Speaker Johnson keeps the House away during shutdown fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session. The…
Frustrated lawmakers say lack of trust is obstacle to ending shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican…
Speaker Johnson: Trump wants to solve healthcare after shutdown vote
Oct. 7 (UPI) — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Tuesday that “some good things could happen…
Trump open to bipartisan health care deal to end shutdown
​President Donald Trump on Monday threw a potential lifeline to Democrats holding out for an extension of expiring…
FBI analyzed phone records of senators in Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers…
Federal government shutdown enters sixth day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the…