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The Senate on Wednesday failed for the ninth time to reopen the federal government as the impasse on Capitol Hill deepens. On Thursday, the upper chamber will switch gears and vote on
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer hold their weekly leadership press conferences after meeting to discuss government funding as the shutdown hits Day 15.
Vice President calls criticism "pearl clutching" while GOP leaders demand resignations over racist and violent content.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will give remarks as the second week of the government shutdown continues following six failed votes in the Senate on stopgap funding bills. Johnson canceled House votes for this week as the GOP vowed to make the lapse in funding painful for Democrats as a way
Trump said he's going to release a list of programs Democrats support that he's closing as part of the shutdown.
Senate Democrats rejected a Republican bill to end the shutdown for the eighth time as President Donald Trump says he’ll reveal a list on Friday of “Democrat programs” that will shut down permanently.
President Donald Trump made a stunning, mathematically impossible claim during a nationally televised press event at the White House. Benny Johnson went off on Democrats and accused them of resorting to "violence" following a man being arrested over a death threat letter against Johnson.