Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images One of the most confusing federal-government shutdowns in living memory began at midnight on January 31 when the stopgap-spending authority that ended the last…
Read more 2026 Government Shutdown: Latest News and Impact on ICEThe House is expected to vote today on a funding bill aimed at ending the partial government shutdown, with President Donald Trump urging lawmakers to act swiftly despite…
Read more ‘We’re going to get this job done’: GOP Leaders see narrow path to end partial shutdown TuesdayThe U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed…
Read more U.S. Capitol replaces statue of Robert E. Lee with teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose JohnsWashington — House Republican leaders unveiled a plan Friday to address health care costs ahead of a year-end lapse to tax credits that will result in skyrocketing premiums…
Read more House GOP unveils health care plan, with vote on track for next weekPresident Donald Trump on Thursday accused six Democratic members of Congress of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”“It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Each one of these…
Read more Trump calls six Democratic lawmakers ‘seditious’ and urges arrestsThe House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of…
Read more House expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein case filesPresident Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores…
Read more President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruptionHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CBS News that Democrats will still press to extend a slate of expiring health insurance subsidies, as a 43-day-long government shutdown nears…
Read more Jeffries says theHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries discusses backlash among Democrats over a deal to end the government shutdown without extending health care subsidies, standing up to President Trump’s agenda…
Read more Hakeem Jeffries addresses backlash to shutdown deal, standing against Trump and moreRight now the process is underway to reach that final vote in the House to end this longest government shutdown ever. We also wanted to lay out how…
Read more House returns, set to end record-breaking government shutdownThe government shutdown failed to resolve differences between Republicans and Democrats over policies related to Obamacare’s affordability. Republicans refused to go along with Democrats’ proposal to extend expiring…
Read more Fact-checking Democratic ACA subsidies talking pointsWASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is facing mounting pressure to step aside as leader of the Senate Democratic caucus after eight members voted against his wishes Sunday,…
Read more Schumer is pressured to step aside as Senate Democratic leader after shutdown voteHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference about the government shutdown on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Photo:…
Read more Jeffries Finally Endorses Mamdani in the Most Tepid Way PossibleHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Zohran Mamdani in the race for New York City mayor Friday, one day before polls open citywide for early voting. “I deeply respect…
Read more House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor’s raceA pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Court documents obtained by CBS News said Christopher Moynihan was…
Read more Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this weekAs the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it,…
Read more Senate Republicans head to White House as government shutdown enters fourth weekThe White House alters plans to shut down the I-5 for a military event at Camp Pendleton; The Freeway will remain open as ‘No Kings Day’ protests and…
Read more White House Cancels I-5 Closure Plans During Marine Corps AnniversaryJeffries blasts “dirty partisan bill” and continues to blame Republicans about shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Senate Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is slamming Republicans and blaming…
Read more Jeffries blastsAs the Senate meets Friday for another vote to reopen the federal government, Democrats are refusing to yield without a deal from President Donald Trump — likely extending…
Read more Government shutdown threatens to drag on through weekend with lawmakers deadlockedPhoto: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters During previous government shutdowns, both Democratic and Republican leaders have tried to demonstrate that they are taking the situation very seriously. Even if leaders aren’t…
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