The government shutdown has reached its 35th day, and now shares the record for longest-ever with the partial shutdown in 2018-2019, during Mr Trump’s first term. John Thune, the top Republican in the Senate, said he was “optimistic” (but not “confident”) that lawmakers will end the stalemate this week.

More than two weeks after President Donald Trump said he would halt “all payments” to Colombia, there has not been any interruption to the assistance, even after the administration sanctioned the country’s President Gustavo Petro accusing him of playing a “role in the global illicit drug trade.

Former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean endorses Jack Ciattarelli for governor, urging voters to back GOP nominee in Tuesday's election for 'real change' in the state.

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Margaret Atwood's long-awaited memoir "Book of Lives" shares how Trump's 2016 and 2024 elections influenced "The Handmaid's Tale" series.

More than one-third of Americans under the age of 45 agreed with the view that political violence can be justified, in certain cases, the Politico/Public First poll found.

There has been more optimism in the upper chamber over the last several days than the entire shutdown so far, as more and more bipartisan conversations are cropping up. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., believed that lawmakers were close to an off-ramp, but there still hasn’t been a concrete move made toward ending the shutdown yet.

Sen. Tim Kaine said Sunday he doesn't see the present funding impasse in terms of politics, insisting what Democrats are "focused on is the American people."

We asked readers whether young Americans today can still have a better life than their parents. They responded with stories of economic hardship and growing disillusionment with leaders in Washington.

With the government shutdown days from becoming the longest ever, none of the political stakes compare to the misery of millions of Americans now struggling to get by on $0 paychecks, or who risk losing health care or vital food assistance.