Shutdown

A newly sworn-in Texas Democrat places the House GOP majority at 218-214.

As the federal government enters its third day of a partial shutdown, House Republicans are divided over Senate changes to a $1.2 trillion funding package.

On Monday, during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s America Reports, Sen. Roger Marshall criticized Democrats.

Opposition to a controversial immigration compromise is exploding among conservative activists and lawmakers who say Senate leaders are pushing a stealth nationwide amnesty through delayed Department of Homeland Security funding language.

A government funding package failed to advance on Thursday as Congress races to avoid a partial shutdown of federal operations.

Federal employees furloughed during the recent government shutdown will likely receive their paychecks by early next week.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem followed through on President Trump's proposal to provide $10,000 bonuses for those who continued working throughout the government shutdown.

The package to reopen the government allows Senators to file a lawsuit against federal investigators if their phone records were accessed without their knowledge.

President Trump proposed that air traffic controllers who continued working throughout the government shutdown receive a $10,000 bonus.

Two federal judges blocked the Trump administration from suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning November 1.