Congressional Democrats and Republicans have not come to an agreement to reopen the federal government, stretching the shutdown into its third week.
As it carried on into another week, it became one of the three longest shutdowns in U.S. history on Friday. Should it continue through the end of October, more federal employees, including military service members, will miss their next full paychecks.
By Nov. 1, Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment starts. Democrats ...
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Harris: Democrats are ‘doing the right thing’ with shutdown stalemate
Former Vice President Harris said Democrats are "doing the right thing” by holding firm on their demands amidst the government shutdown.Senate Democrats have blocked a stopgap bill from advancing 10 times in an effort to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies.
Harris said Democrats “are doing the right thing by standing up for working people and not allowing the Republicans to carry a tax cut for the wealthiest people in our country on the backs of working people in A...
When could the shutdown end? Five key dates to watch
The shutdown became one of the three longest in U.S. history on Friday, with lawmakers indicating they believe it will drag on and few signs emerging of progress toward reopening the government.
That isn’t stopping questions about what could force lawmakers toward the negotiating table to figure out a resolution, especially with a number of potential pressure points front and center for lawmakers in the coming weeks.
Here are some key dates to keep an eye on...
Anxiety grows over ACA tax credits stalemate
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Vought: Army Corps pausing $11B in projects in 4 Democratic cities
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said Friday the Army Corps of Engineers is pausing $11 billion of funding in projects in four states.
Democratic-led cities Baltimore, New York, San Francisco and Boston will be impacted by funding halt.
“The Democrat shutdown has drained the Army Corps of Engineers' ability to manage billions of dollars in projects,” Vought wrote in a Friday post on social platform X.
“The Corps will ...
Supreme Court to run out of funding due to shutdown
The Supreme Court is about to run out of money, and federal courts across the country are expected to run out by early next week because of the government shutdown.
The nation's top court "expects to run out of funding on October 18," Patricia McCabe, Supreme Court public information officer, told The Hill.
“As a result, the Supreme Court Building will be closed to the public until further notice. The Building will remain open for official business," McCabe conti...
Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States
Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums.
No Kings indeed: A partial list of Trump’s shameless power grabs
Millions of Americans opposed to President Trump’s attacks on our Constitution, democracy and the rule of law are expected to join some 2,000 peaceful No Kings Day protests around the nation tomorrow. The protests are a follow-up to the No Kings Day held on June 14 — Trump’s 79th birthday.
The protests are backed by a long list of nonprofits and will draw patriotic Republicans, Democrats, independents and third-party backers determined to...
Johnson: ‘I try not to react to what Marjorie Taylor Greene says every day’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) signaled exasperation with firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after being asked about her latest critique in a press conference Friday.
“I try not to react to what Marjorie Taylor Greene says every day,” Johnson said.
Greene, in an interview Thursday with Axios, accused Johnson of "hypocrisy" for how he brushed off questions about a judge granting Rep. Cory Mills's (R-Fla.) ex-girlfriend a restraining order against him this ...
GOP rep says energy is being wasted on assigning blame during shutdown instead of finding a solution
Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) said Thursday that members of Congress are exerting too much energy dishing out blame for the ongoing government shutdown instead of ending it.
“All of the energy is going towards assigning blame to one side or the other when it should be going toward trying to reach a solution that will get us out of this impasse,” Kiley told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on "The Hill." NewsNation is The Hill’s sister company.
The shutdown, which...