Category: Congress
September 30, 2025
Congress
How Capitol Hill is set to feel the government shutdown pain
A lot has changed since 2013, including guaranteed backpay for staff which could mean fewer furloughs in congressional offices.
September 30, 2025
Congress
Trump posts vulgar deepfake slam of Democratic leaders after White House meeting
If a government shutdown wasn’t already exceedingly likely, President Donald Trump might have made it a near certainty Monday night. The president posted a vulgar AI-generated deepfake video to...
September 29, 2025
Congress
White House shutdown summit fails to produce a deal
"There are still large differences between us," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said afterward.
September 29, 2025
Congress
Johnson urges GOP unity as shutdown deadline nears
Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a conference call Monday that they need to stick together to force Senate Democrats to swallow the seven-week stopgap bill the House...
September 29, 2025
Congress
White House to Democrats: ‘Be reasonable’ ahead of shutdown deadline
A top White House official said President Donald Trump will push congressional Democrats to back a House-passed stopgap bill during an Oval Office sitdown Monday — less than 48...
September 29, 2025
Congress
Fed workers’ unions call on Schumer, Jeffries to hold the line even if it means a shutdown
A coalition of federal unions are calling on Democratic leadership to fight back against budget cuts to “critical public services,” even if it leads to a government shutdown and...
September 29, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: No blinking yet as Trump and Hill leaders face off
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders appear primed for conflict ahead of Monday's 3 p.m. White House meeting, with less than two days to go before a shutdown. And...
September 29, 2025
Congress
Shutdown staring contest heads to the Oval Office
Elected officials are running out of time to make a deal.
September 28, 2025
Congress
How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6
A new GOP-led panel could tear open raw wounds from the Capitol's most violent day.
September 28, 2025
Congress
Trump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday on shutdown
The White House meeting will take place less than 48 hours before the deadline.