Some of the most prominent liberals in Congress are seething at an emerging deal to end the 35-day funding stalemate without a clear win for their party, showcasing a massive splinter within the ...

Senate leaders hold their weekly press conference as the government shutdown ties for longest in history.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and other House Republicans will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as the government ...

The shutdown, now in its 34th day, will become the longest in U.S. history on Tuesday, Nov. 4, surpassing the record set in 2018 under Trump.

Optus boss Stephen Rue rejects the telco misled Communications Minister Anika Wells on the day of triple-0 outage, as executives from the company face a Senate inquiry today.  Follow live.

In a possible shutdown reprieve for millions of families on the brink of losing food aid, two federal judges have ruled the Trump administration cannot stop funding for SNAP benefits.  Regular funding ...

The Senate on Thursday voted to terminate President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, after passing two resolutions seeking to ...

The Senate is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would eliminate President Trump’s authority to impose steep tariffs ...

November 2025 Reporting date: 11 February 2026 Terms of Reference An inquiry into Triple zero service outages, with particular reference to: the ...