Lindsey McPherson

Government shutdown looms as Democrats demand health care provisions in funding bill

Congressional Democrats are taking a rare gamble on government shutdown politics they've decried in the past, wagering that health care is a winning cause with Americans.

September 29, 2025

Trump, congressional leaders end meeting no closer to averting a government shutdown

President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders ended their high-stakes meeting Monday without a plan for averting a government shutdown that will begin Wednesday morning.

September 29, 2025

Democrats dig in on health care demands; fight pushes government to brink of shutdown

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday, ahead of a meeting with President Trump and GOP leaders, that his party will not agree to keep the government open without a solution that addresses rising health care costs.

September 29, 2025

Jeffries slams Trump for attending Ryder Cup just days before potential government shutdown

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized President Trump for attending the Ryder Cup golf tournament in New York on Friday instead of staying in Washington to prevent a government shutdown at midnight Tuesday.

September 26, 2025

What’s the beef over Obamacare subsidies threatening to shut down the government?

Congressional Democrats' key demand for averting a government shutdown next week -- extending enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies -- is dividing Republicans who outright oppose the policy and those who want to limit health care price increases.

September 26, 2025

Thune ‘very concerned’ about Trump advising pregnant women not to take Tylenol

Senate Majority Leader John Thune made a rare break from President Trump on Wednesday and cautioned against pregnant women following the president's advice not to take Tylenol.

September 24, 2025

Chuck Schumer: Donald Trump ‘totally deficient’ in uniting country against political violence

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday in the wake of another politically motivated shooting that President Trump has been "totally deficient" in toning down divisive political rhetoric that has contributed to such attacks.

September 24, 2025

Shutdown fight escalates with Trump calling off meeting with Democrats

President Trump and Democratic leaders traded barbs Tuesday after the president canceled a bipartisan meeting to discuss averting a government shutdown.

September 23, 2025

Hakeem Jeffries calls Trump ‘unhinged’ for canceling meeting on government funding

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Trump's social media post Tuesday canceling a planned meeting with him and Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer to discuss funding the government was "unhinged."

September 23, 2025

Trump rejects meeting with Democrats on avoiding shutdown until they drop ‘ridiculous’ demands

President Trump said Tuesday he will not meet with Democratic leaders to discuss how to avert a government shutdown unless they get "realistic" and drop their "unserious and ridiculous" demands.

September 23, 2025

Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump over government shutdown

Two top Democrats -- Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries -- wrote a letter to President Trump urging a meeting to discuss the possibility of a government shutdown on Sept. 30.

September 20, 2025

Congress careens toward a government shutdown with the Senate in the driver’s seat

Congress is in the midst of a shutdown stalemate, and lawmakers have left Washington. Only the Senate plans to return before government funding expires at the end of the month.

September 20, 2025

Senate confirms Michael Waltz to United Nations post ahead of world leaders’ gathering

The Senate has confirmed former White House national security adviser Michael Waltz to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, just in time for him to attend the body's general assembly in New York.

September 19, 2025

Senate rejects dueling stopgap funding bills and leaves Washington ahead of shutdown deadline

The Senate has rejected competing proposals from Republicans and Democrats to keep the government open into the new fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, and left town for one week in the midst of the shutdown stalemate.

September 19, 2025

House adopts resolution honoring Charlie Kirk; 58 Democrats vote against it

The House voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, and condemning "all forms of political violence."

September 19, 2025

House passes short-term government funding bill; Senate Democrats poised to block it

The House on Friday passed a short-term bill to keep the government open into the new fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, but it's likely to be rejected in the Senate as Democrats push an alternative plan.

September 19, 2025

Senate approves 48 Trump nominees after GOP rules change to speed up confirmation process

Senate Republicans on Thursday confirmed 48 of President Trump's nominees for various executive branch roles, using their new rules change to allow nominees to be confirmed in batches even when Democrats are filibustering.

September 18, 2025

‘Fascism’: Congress’ Democrats raise alarms about Trump’s crackdown on free speech

Congressional Democrats are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech, accusing the president of trying to silence his critics and lead the country down a "road to autocracy."

September 18, 2025

House leaders temporarily double members’ monthly spending allotment for security

House leaders agreed to extend a pilot program for members to hire personal security guards for another two months and double the amount of money they can spend each month to $10,000.

September 18, 2025

Democrats dig in for shutdown fight over extending Obamacare subsidies

Twelve years ago, it was Republicans who shut down the government over Obamacare. Now, it's the Democrats' turn.

September 17, 2025