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A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown.
The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.
The next Senate vote on the government shutdown is today, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, after the latest efforts to reach the 60 votes needed to advance a bill to reopen the government failed on Tuesday, with no new Democrats offering support. As we enter Day ...
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday evening in protest of President Trump’s policies and has been speaking for more than 17 hours — with a handful of other Democrats
Get live updates and the latest news as Trump concludes Asia trip after meeting Xi Jinping in South Korea and the government shutdown continues.
The government shutdown has reached Day 28, and Senate Republicans are having lunch with VP JD Vance today. Will the Senate vote today to reopen?
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Thursday accused the Trump administration of excluding Democrats from a recent briefing on the U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Warner will
Follow live updates as President Donald Trump continues his three-country Asia tour with a final stop in South Korea, where he'll meet with China's Xi Jinping.