Lindsey McPherson

Congressional leaders admit shutdown won’t end anytime soon

Congressional leaders are acknowledging that the government shutdown has no foreseeable end as both parties refuse to budge.

October 20, 2025

Administration stops $11 billion in Army Corps of Engineers’ projects due to shutdown

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought announced Friday that $11 billion in Army Corps of Engineers' projects will be paused and potentially canceled because of the government shutdown.

October 17, 2025

‘No Kings’ protests embolden shutdown, Republican leaders say

Republican leaders believe the "spectacle" of left-wing "No Kings" protests in Washington and around the country this weekend are contributing to Democrats' unwillingness to reopen the government.

October 17, 2025

Speaker Johnson calls Arizona AG’s threat of legal action a ‘publicity stunt’

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday dismissed Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes' threat to sue him over his refusal to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, calling it a "publicity stunt."

October 17, 2025

Jeffries calls White House press secretary ‘sick’ for saying Dems made up of criminals, illegals

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday called White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt "sick" for what she said about Democrats.

October 17, 2025

Senate Democrats block GOP attempt to break shutdown standoff with full-year appropriations bills

Most Senate Democrats on Thursday rebuffed the GOP's attempt to consider a package of bipartisan full-year appropriations bills that could help fund the government a handful of agencies at a time.

October 16, 2025

Shutdown to last until at least Monday as Senate Democrats reject stopgap bill for 10th time

A 10th Senate vote on a stopgap bill to fund the government through Nov. 21 failed Thursday, ensuring the government shutdown will continue for at least a few more days.

October 16, 2025

Senate GOP eye ‘traditional way’ of funding government as Democrats’ filibuster keeps shutdown going

Senate Republicans are trying a new approach in enticing Democrats to reopen the government, offering a test vote on taking up some of the annual spending bills after repeated failed votes on a temporary stopgap measure.

October 15, 2025

Arizona attorney general threatens to sue if Speaker Johnson doesn’t swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is threatening to sue House Speaker Mike Johnson if he does not swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva "without further delay."

October 14, 2025

Senate vote fails for the eighth time to break Democrats’ filibuster of stopgap spending bill

An eighth failed Senate vote Tuesday on the House-passed stopgap bill to fund the government through Nov. 21 will send the government shutdown into its third week.

October 14, 2025

Trump to release list of ‘socialist’ government programs he’s canceling because of shutdown

President Trump said Tuesday that more Democratic-supported government programs will be permanently canceled because of the government shutdown.

October 14, 2025

Johnson will team up with Israeli speaker to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he will work with Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and other legislative leaders around the world to nominate President Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

October 14, 2025

Clash of Senate leaders’ styles adds to the standoff that keeps the government shut down

The government shutdown is highlighting the contrasting leadership styles of Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer.

October 14, 2025

Speaker Johnson says no quick fix to Obamacare subsidy ‘boondoggle’

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that a COVID-era expansion of Obamacare premium subsidies Democrats want to extend is a "boondoggle," and there is no quick fix Congress can enact.

October 13, 2025

Democrats see GOP divide on Obamacare subsidies as reason to keep shutdown leverage

Congressional Democrats said they won't end the shutdown in part because they don't trust Republicans to address health care once the government reopens.

October 10, 2025

Sen. Thune rules out nuking the legislative filibuster to end the government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is refusing to use the so-called nuclear option to get rid of the legislative filibuster so Republicans can end the government shutdown without needing Democratic votes.

October 10, 2025

Senate stopgap bills fail again as GOP seizes on Schumer’s ‘every day gets better’ for Democrats

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling stopgap bills to fund the government for the seventh time as Republicans slammed Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer for saying every day of the shutdown "gets better" for Democrats.

October 9, 2025

Partisan shutdown spin twists facts and ignores inconvenient truths

The partisan messaging campaigns about the government shutdown unleashed a whirlwind of political spin where obfuscation and twisting of facts are clouding several inconvenient truths about the partisan impasse.

October 9, 2025

Susan Collins hits milestone in unbroken Senate voting streak but still short of ultimate record

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins has not missed a vote since she joined the Senate in 1997, and on Wednesday became the first senator to cast 9,750 roll call votes without missing any in her career.

October 8, 2025

Tempers flare in Capitol hallways with lawmakers sparring over shutdown

Eight days into the government shutdown with no end in sight, congressional sparring spilled outside the chamber floors and into the hallways.

October 8, 2025