Lindsey McPherson

Ending the shutdown will only start a new showdown over government spending

Whenever Congress reaches an elusive deal to temporarily reopen the government, lawmakers still have to grapple with how to keep it funded through the remainder of the fiscal year.

November 3, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Rollins: ‘Government is failing’ people who count on food stamps

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the 42 million Americans who will not receive their food stamp benefits in November because the government is shut down have a right to be angry.

October 31, 2025

Trump calls for Senate Republicans to end the shutdown by scrapping the filibuster

President Trump wants Senate Republicans to open the government by going around Democrats to end the legislative filibuster.

October 31, 2025

Staffing shortage at Reagan National affects senators trying to fly home amid shutdown impasse

Senators are starting to feel some personal pain from the shutdown, as many of their scheduled flights home from Washington on Thursday afternoon were delayed.

October 30, 2025

Expiration of enhanced Obamacare subsidies could reverse record enrollment growth, states warn

States that operate their own health care marketplaces worry that a flood of consumers will drop insurance coverage if Congress does not prevent enhanced Obamacare subsidies from expiring this year.

October 29, 2025

Senate votes to nullify Trump’s tariffs on Brazil in symbolic messaging effort

The Senate voted late Tuesday to terminate the emergency powers that President Trump used to impose tariffs on goods from Brazil, a major coffee producer and South American trading partner.

October 28, 2025

Senate Republicans abandon ‘piecemeal’ plan to ease shutdown pain

Senate Republicans have decided against trying to pass piecemeal bills to mitigate some of the harm from the government shutdown.

October 28, 2025

J.D. Vance says administration can continue paying troops during shutdown ‘at least for now’

Vice President J.D. Vance said Tuesday that the administration has found enough money to fund another paycheck for active duty military troops amid the ongoing government shutdown.

October 28, 2025

25 states, D.C. sue Trump administration to continue SNAP benefits

Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its decision to suspend food benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beginning Saturday.

October 28, 2025

Speaker Johnson dismisses talk of third Trump term, says president understands Constitution’s limits

House Speaker Mike Johnson said President Trump understands "the constrictions of the Constitution" and won't seek a third term, despite Mr. Trump publicly refusing to rule it out.

October 28, 2025

Democrats accuse administration of delaying window shopping for Obamacare amid subsidies dispute

Senate Democrats on Monday sent a letter accusing the Trump administration of delaying window shopping for Obamacare plans offered on the federal exchange ahead of the start of open enrollment on Saturday.

October 27, 2025

Shutdown halts billions in small business loans, government contracts, SBA administrator says

Smaller companies across America have lost access to capital because of the government shutdown and those with federal contracts have received "stop work" orders, the head of the Small Business Administration said Monday.

October 27, 2025

Trump administration can’t tap contingency fund to pay for SNAP benefits, Speaker Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday the Trump administration cannot legally tap into a $5 billion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program contingency fund to pay for food benefits during the government shutdown.

October 27, 2025

Open enrollment’s Nov. 1 start looms over Obamacare subsidies debate in Congress

Congressional Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse on negotiating an extension of enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies during the government shutdown, but they agree on one thing: Time to act is running out.

October 24, 2025

Senate Democrats shoot down GOP bill to pay essential federal workers during shutdown

Senate Democrats blocked a bill Thursday to pay federal employees who are working during the shutdown.

October 23, 2025

Duffy ‘can’t guarantee’ that flights won’t be delayed, canceled during shutdown

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday said flights may be delayed or canceled during the government shutdown because of a shortage of air traffic controllers.

October 23, 2025

Arizona AG, Grijalva file lawsuit against House Republicans over swearing-in delay

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes followed through Tuesday on her threat to sue House Speaker Mike Johnson for not swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

October 21, 2025

Trump rejects Democrats’ latest call to negotiate with them to end the government shutdown

President Trump on Tuesday rejected Democratic leaders' request to meet with him to negotiate on health care, saying their party must first reopen the government.

October 21, 2025

Senate prepares for 12th vote on funding bill as shutdown continues

President Trump on Tuesday called on Senate Democrats to "stop the madness" and vote to reopen the government.

October 21, 2025

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested for death threat against Hakeem Jeffries

A man pardoned for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol is facing a new charge for threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

October 21, 2025