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Congress

  • Rep. Mark Harris at a congressional hearing.

    House Republicans Call for FDA Layoffs Over Approval of a New Abortion Pill

    October 03, 2025 02:23 p.m.

  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La.

    Mike Johnson May Not Bring the House Back Until Senate Passes Short-Term Funding Bill

    October 03, 2025 01:43 p.m.

  • Mike Johnson

    Mike Johnson Tells Hakeem Jeffries to ‘Just Ignore’ Trump’s Sombrero Videos

    October 02, 2025 12:31 p.m.

  • A protester holds signs about the looming government shutdown.

    Democrats Finally Have the Base’s Praise. Can They Keep It?

    October 02, 2025 05:34 a.m.

  • A television at the entrance to the office of the House Speaker plays videos blaming Democrats for the government shutdown

    Republicans Troll Democrats With Looped Videos Around the Capitol and White House

    October 01, 2025 07:52 p.m.

  • Corridor leading to the Senate chamber

    ‘Friend Conversations’ in the Senate Spark Some Positivity but Shutdown Deal Is Far From Close

    October 01, 2025 06:21 p.m.

  • Cleo Fields

    House Democrat Snagged a Bunch of Oracle Stock Just Before TikTok Deal Was Announced

    October 01, 2025 06:06 p.m.

  • Rosa DeLauro

    Bipartisan Funding Deals Are Hard to Do. The Supreme Court Might Have Made Them Impossible.

    October 01, 2025 05:59 p.m.

  • Trump FEMA

    Lawmakers Worry North Carolina FEMA Funds Will Be ‘Delayed’ Due to Shutdown

    October 01, 2025 04:18 p.m.

  • President Donald Trump speaks to reporters.

    The White House Wants to Make the Shutdown Painful. Republicans Say That’s on Democrats.

    October 01, 2025 04:03 p.m.

  • Jeff Flake

    Will Jeff Flake Run for Office Again? His Campaign Is Leaving the Door Open.

    October 01, 2025 02:23 p.m.

  • Shutdown National Parks AP-25269745565964

    Trump Is Redirecting Funds to Keep National Parks Open. Last Time This Raised Legal Concerns.

    October 01, 2025 09:46 a.m.

  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

    ‘Don’t Fly to Cancun’: House Republicans Stay Out of Sight — and Out of Washington — During the Shutdown

    October 01, 2025 05:44 a.m.

  • President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

    Democrats Slam ‘Spectacle’ of Hegseth’s Military Meeting

    September 30, 2025 07:44 p.m.

  • A view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC.

    It’s Official: The Government Is Shut Down

    September 30, 2025 07:22 p.m.

  • Bernie Sanders

    Bernie Sanders Uses His Platform to Rally Support for Democrats in Shutdown Fight

    September 30, 2025 06:54 p.m.

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