House Speaker Mike Johnson said Democrats aren't "serious" about negotiating an end to the shutdown, while Minority Leader ...

A common thread running through the controversies of the new fall season of America’s bitter politics is Donald Trump’s attempt to impose unfettered, often unprecedented presidential power on multiple ...

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

Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said the festering U.S. government shutdown is a “tsunami of Donald Trump’s creation.” As the shutdown ...

The CBS News poll showed net negative approval ratings for Trump and members of Congress on their handling of the shutdown so far.

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

Federal worker layoffs could begin if Democrats don't cooperate to end the government shutdown, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett warns.

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

Republican and Democrat lawmakers are now, for the most part, locked in a blame game, as each side is holding the other ...

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.

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