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Thanksgiving travel looms as shutdown risk, GOP leaders say
The Thanksgiving travel season could be put at risk by an extended government shutdown, Republican leaders warned Tuesday on…
White House to continue RIFs as shutdown drags on
The White House is pledging to fire more federal workers, the next salvo in President Donald Trump’s push to pressure…
Trump's visa fee sparks rare bipartisan interest in immigration legislation
President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose a massive new fee for employers seeking to hire foreign workers in high-skill…
What Republicans could offer Democrats on health care after the shutdown
A menu of options is starting to emerge around what a compromise might look like for extending a suite of Affordable Care…
Republicans embrace hardball moves as shutdown enters Week 3
Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on Democrats on multiple fronts as the government shutdown enters a third workweek…
Democratic lawmaker decries strikes on Venezuelan boats as 'illegal killings'
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) on Sunday characterized a string of U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats in international waters as…
Sen. Mark Kelly says vote on healthcare subsidies alone won't end shutdown
As the government shutdown drags into its third week, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday that a vote from Republican…
Jon Ossoff should be feeling shutdown heat. He’s not acting like it.
On paper, Jon Ossoff has plenty of reasons to break party ranks as the government shutdown drags into a third week: The…
Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown
A Democratic effort to pass a bill paying active-duty military members during the government shutdown was blocked on the…
Mike Johnson raises fresh doubts about an Obamacare compromise
Speaker Mike Johnson expressed fresh skepticism Friday that a deal to extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies…