A new poll shows most Americans say they believe the government shutdown will last for two weeks or less, as Congress grapples with the public fallout from the first shutdown in about six years.
The YouGov survey, published on Friday, found that 41 percent of Americans think the federal closure will last for two weeks or less. Within that share, 16 percent of respondents expected the shutdown to last for less than a week, while 25 percent said the shuttering could last for ...
Sunday show preview: Government shutdown stretches into weekend; Trump layoffs loom
The government shutdown has now lasted for about four days in a faceoff between Republicans standing strong on their non-negotiables and Democrats holding firm to their demands to prioritize funding for health care.
House GOP lawmakers returned to their districts on Friday for designated “work periods” at the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who reaffirmed Republicans' commitment to resume legislative sessions when Senate Democrats vote to fund the governmen...
How Democrats are trying to bust Republican lies about healthcare for undocumented immigrants
At the centre of the government shutdown is the issue of healthcare for Americans being stripped by Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Leading up to the government shutdown on Wednesday, congressional Republicans and Donald Trump have repeated misleading claims that Democrats were trying to pass a resolution that would provide “free healthcare for illegals”. It’s become a well-rehearsed refrain fueling GOP lawmakers as government funding lapsed this week.
At the White House on Wedne...
House GOP leaders urge unity in shutdown canceled-votes strategy
House Republican leaders urged unity in their shutdown fight against Democrats on a call with GOP members Saturday morning, with members on the call backing up Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) move to cancel previously-scheduled votes next week as they aim to pressure Senate Democrats into accepting their “clean” seven-week funding bill.
There is some wiggle room in the schedule, though, if senators strike a deal that requires the House to return to Washington and pass a comp...
Deep distrust hinders path to shutdown deal
The stalemate over how to reopen the government is being inflamed by something no policy provision can fix: A deep-seeded distrust between the leaders of the parties.
The trust gap has a lengthy history and a profusion of roots. But it's resurfacing now over the thorny issue driving the budget impasse: Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
Republicans say they're open to discussing the topic, but they’re insisting those talks happen l...
Five Senate Democrats the GOP is trying to flip on government funding
Senate Republicans are pushing intensely to nab the five additional Democratic votes they need to unlock their bill to end the government shutdown.
Republicans have shown little willingness to negotiate on the top Democratic priority — an extension of enhanced health care subsidies — as part of any funding deal, and instead are attempting to work directly to pick off the requisite support.
The GOP needs eight Democratic votes to advance the House-passed continuing...
Federal worker union sues over Education Department shutdown emails
A federal worker union sued the Trump administration on Friday due to automatic email responses from employees at the Education Department that blame Democrats for the government shutdown.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) represented by the Democracy Forward and Public Citizen Litigation Group sent a cease and desist letter, and also filed a lawsuit against the Education Department over the political statement issued in staff email responses.
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GOP lawmakers slam FDA abortion pill approval
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Energy secretary warns of shutdown impacts on nuclear weapons safety
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday warned a government shutdown could threaten nuclear weapons safety with funding on the verge of a lapse about a week.
“We have about eight more days of funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration, the overseer of our nuclear weapons stockpile, the engines that power our nuclear submarines and our aircraft carriers. Eight more days of funding, and then we have to go into some emergency shutdown procedures, putting our co...
Haberman: Some Republicans ‘quietly frustrated’ with Trump’s Project 2025 talk
White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Thursday said GOP lawmakers are “quietly frustrated” by President Trump’s references to the conservative policy initiative known as Project 2025 during the government shutdown.
In recent days, the president has touted a meeting with White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, who co-authored the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. The 920-page leadership mandate outlined a legislative agenda t...