Congress
GOP military mom presses Mike Johnson on troop pay
Speaker Mike Johnson heard a plea from a military family to move legislation paying active-duty forces amid the government…
Republican defense cardinal throws weight behind bill to pay troops during shutdown
Rep. Ken Calvert, the House Republican in charge of defense funding, is throwing his weight behind a bipartisan bill that…
Graham Platner has a growing Senate fan club
Senate Democrats are warming up to an upstart oyster farmer in the crucial Maine Senate race. Now they’ll have to decide if…
Chuck Schumer’s critics are praising how he’s handled the shutdown. For now.
Chuck Schumer ended the last shutdown standoff as a villain to Democrats outraged at his decision to surrender to…
Trump could shift funds to pay troops, White House officials say
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering options to pay members of the military if the government shutdown…
Eleanor Holmes Norton raises little money for reelection as retirement questions loom
Longtime Washington congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton raised just $3,200 for her reelection campaign last quarter…
IRS furloughs nearly half its workforce, shuttering most operations
The IRS said it was furloughing nearly half of its workforce and shuttering most operations Wednesday, but will continue…
Senate fails for the sixth time to pass a government funding bill
The Senate rejected dueling government funding bills for the sixth time Wednesday amid growing frustration over the shutdown…
Speaker clashes with Dem senators over Epstein files amid shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday had a heated, face-to-face exchange with two Democratic senators Wednesday over the…
Johnson hammers Senate Dems with shutdown impacts in their states
Speaker Mike Johnson continued to hit Senate Democrats on Wednesday for blocking a government funding stopgap — this time by…