Congress
Capitol agenda: Senate talks sputter, White House aides prep ACA plans
Buckle up for the second week of a shutdown staredown, as the Senate tries again to pass a funding stopgap Monday evening…
Shutdown threatens to drag on for days as positions harden
Buckle in — this shutdown might last a while. With federal agencies closed going into a second workweek, there are…
House will stay out of session next week as Senate works to solve shutdown
The House won’t return to session next week as Speaker Mike Johnson had previously indicated, according to a notice made…
Shutdown will stretch into another week as Senate standoff continues
The government shutdown will go into a second week. Senators rejected another opportunity Friday to reopen agencies and are…
Cori Bush launches comeback bid for Missouri seat
Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is making a play for her old St. Louis seat in Congress, she announced Friday on X, a year…
Capitol agenda: Senate GOP bets on Dem desperation in shutdown fight
It’s the Senate’s last chance of the week to avoid a shutdown. There’s no sign it’s happening — but Republicans believe…
Jeanne Shaheen is Democrats’ shutdown whisperer
If Republicans want to quickly bring the government shutdown to an end, they will need to get one particularly formidable…
Top Oversight Dem calls for investigation over White House shutdown messaging
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, is urging acting Special Counsel Jamieson…
Weekend votes ‘unlikely,’ Thune says, meaning shutdown could push into next week
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday that it’s “unlikely” senators will be in the Capitol voting this weekend…
Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn’t endorsing the slash-and-burn campaign White House budget director Russ Vought has…