Follow live updates on the Trump administration as it faces a deadline to tell two federal judges whether it will comply with a court order to fund SNAP, aka food stamps, during the government

A defining week has dawned in American politics with huge implications for Donald Trump’s second presidency, for his fellow Republicans and for a Democratic Party seeking to build a new future from the ashes of its 2024 election humiliation.

The Bottom Line’ panel discusses the ongoing government shutdown and accuses Democrats of using Americans’ suffering as political leverage.

Voices in both parties say Democrats and Republicans alike are looking for a deal that would allow them to save face while ending a shutdown that’s causing increasing pain to Americans across the

With the federal government's partial shutdown now in its 14th day and little progress made toward reaching an agreement to reopen, the Senate is set to convene at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 14, with at least one vote expected later in the evening.

The public’s frustration with ‘politics as usual’ has led more political newcomers to win office. But amateurs are more likely to view bipartisanship as a concession, not a tool for advancing policy.

Republicans, Ben Carson and Christian leaders will pray for unity, Trump and Israel as the government shutdown standoff drags on with no resolution in sight.

Several airports across the country are refusing to play a video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at security checkpoints, saying its political messaging violates their policies or is illegal. In the video, Noem blames Democrats for the ongoing ...