Inside Mike Johnson’s shutdown strategy of keeping House Republicans away from Washington
Speaker Mike Johnson is adamant that he won’t reconvene the House until Senate Democrats accept his conference’s spending bill.
Mychael Schnell
The biggest hurdle to solving the shutdown has nothing to do with policy
Democrats say the biggest hurdle preventing lawmakers from striking a deal to end the government shutdown is that they don't...
Private GOP call reveals early fissures over Mike Johnson’s shutdown strategy
House Republicans are beginning to questions Speaker Mike Johnson's strategy of keeping the House out of session throughout the shtudown.
Republicans think they’re winning the messaging war — even as polls show they’re losing
The GOP is taking solace in recent polling gains over the shutdown and explaining away their current disadvantage.
Democrats and Republicans dig in on the shutdown
On Friday lawmakers rejected a pair of spending bills from Democrats and Republicans that would reopen the government as the...
The government is shut down. Some Democrats already want to cave.
The government is in its first shutdown since 2019. And while neither party appears eager to negotiate a way out,...
Congress just sent a huge signal that a government shutdown is coming
House Republicans muscled through a short-term funding bill Friday, marking the start of a shutdown blame game that may leave...
Why Democrats are making Obamacare central to their shutdown strategy
Congressional Democrats have given GOP leaders an ultimatum on avoiding a government shutdown: extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits...