President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors.

CNN political commentator Van Jones shared his ‘concern’ about Democrats amid the government shutdown on ‘Real Time’ Friday.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, ...

The 2025 government shutdown enters its second week as Democrats and Republicans blame each other, while political strategists say it likely won't impact 2026 elections.

Lawmakers left Washington for the weekend appearing no closer to a deal to fund the federal government. Follow live updates on the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward ...

The federal government is shut down, and Democrats and Republicans are in full finger-pointing mode. Republicans blame ...

Republicans need at least eight senators who caucus with Democrats to fund the government. Here are three Democrats whose ...

Fewer say they frequently get news about science and technology (32%), business and finance (32%), sports (27%) and ...

The ramifications of Capitol Hill’s funding deadlock are steadily rippling across a broad swath of American lives.

Other Western democracies experience polarization and political turmoil, too, yet do not experience government shutdowns like ...

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