House Republicans held a conference call on the fourth day of the government shutdown, and Speaker Mike Johnson urged unity as Senate Democrats reject a GOP funding plan.
Rather than sticking to an easy strategy, Republicans are threatening a risky strategy of mass firings of federal workers because of the government shutdown.
Iryna Zarutska, 23, was murdered in Charlotte on August 22 after being stabbed in the neck. Career criminal Decarlos Brown is accused of killing her in the frenzied attack on a train.
A baseball lineup’s worth of conservative candidates for Colorado governor showed for a GOP forum this week -- and that was only half of the declared field in the still-early 2026 Republican contest.
Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday (October 3) as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. For more analysis,…
In a social media post, the far-right Georgia congresswoman called on Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster, lowering the threshold on future legislation to a simple majority.
This week, state party leaders across the country slammed Donald Trump and Republicans for shutting down the government because they refuse to stop premiums from doubling for Americans across the country. Democrats are united in our fight…
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,…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) blasted Senate Republicans for “playing games” instead of using the “nuclear option” to reopen the government, three days after funding lapsed. “If Republican Senators wanted to pass the CR [continuing…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is expressing the belief that Republicans will cave to Democrats, the latter of whom shut down the government for political purposes, attributing that prediction to "public sentiment."