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Speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to reopen the government if Republicans extend expiring health care subsidies for one year, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 7, 2025, Day 38 of the government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators schedule rare weekend session

November 8, 2025 at 12:44 p.m.

President Donald Trump made clear Saturday that he is unlikely to compromise with Democrats who are demanding an extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.

The roadway in front of the Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol is closed to traffic on the 36th day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day

November 7, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters following a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on day 28 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

October 29, 2025 at 3:56 p.m.

Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more than 40 million...

Food and milk sit in a shopping cart during a Forgotten Harvest distribution event held at Woodside Bible Church, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Pontiac, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Trump administration won’t tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says

October 24, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

The Trump administration is rejecting the idea of using roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing into November amid the government shutdown, according to a Department...

Construction workers atop the U.S. Treasury, bottom right, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

What lawmakers are saying about President Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing

October 23, 2025 at 6:02 p.m.

Members of Congress are divided largely along party lines on the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference on day 23 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 23, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown

October 23, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown.

A sign that reads “Closed due to federal government shutdown,” is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art on the 6th day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

What the federal government shutdown means for workers, federal programs and the economy

October 18, 2025 at 11:42 a.m.

The Trump administration is using the current shutdown to buttress priorities it favors while seeking to dismantle those it doesn't.

The Capitol is illuminated at dawn in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

October 7, 2025 at 6:28 p.m.

Democrats are seeking negotiations on expiring health care subsidies while Republicans say they won’t discuss it, or any other policy, until the government reopens.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference on the 6th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Johnson is keeping the House out of session for the second week in a row during the shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump says he’s open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6

October 6, 2025 at 6:51 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he'd be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the health care subsidies they've made central to the shutdown fight, cracking the door...

The Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, with just days to go before federal money runs out with the end of the fiscal year on Tuesday, Sept. 30. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A government shutdown is underway. Here’s what to know.

October 1, 2025 at 10:08 p.m.

Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government. Here's what to know.

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