The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the longer the government stays closed, the more costly the pause will be.

Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern October 28, 2025 Gov. Andy Beshear is one of more than two dozen Democratic state officials who ...

The government shutdown has reached Day 29 and is the second-longest in history. Will the Senate vote today to reopen? What ...

The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — ...

Michigan lawmakers proposed a bill package totaling nearly $1 billion to keep food benefits funded in the state. This comes as the federal government shutdown continues into its fourth week.

Democrats might be committing political suicide if they fold without winning meaty concessions on health care.

A Marine veteran’s anti-Indian immigration post reignites U.S. debates on migration, echoing Canada’s crisis and exposing rising online hostility toward Indian professionals in tech and trucking.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped ...

Rep. Robert Garcia has seized on matters like the Jeffrey Epstein files, immigration enforcement and alleged corruption as issues to grab attention and galvanize Democrats. Garcia hopes that the ...

Nearly one month in, how far are they willing to go? And how much is leverage worth to them? An awful lot, David Winston writes.

The Agriculture Department said it can't use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits, contradicting earlier guidance that ...

Oct. 13 -8: Trump’s approval rating dipped one point, to his second-term record low of 45% over the past week, while his ...