House Speaker Johnson along with other GOP leaders continue to speakout on federal government shutdown as the U.S. reaches day 22. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rebuffed a request by top Democratic lawmakers to meet until the three-week-old U.S. government shutdown ends.

Carl Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent for The Times, primarily writing about Congress and national political races and issues. He has nearly four decades of experience reporting in the nation’s capital.

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume said Monday that the ongoing government shutdown has dragged on longer than any he’s seen. An NBC News poll found that 42% of voters blame Democrats in Congress for the ongoing government shutdown.

A bipartisan bill would withhold pay from members of Congress if they fail to pass a budget on time. Congress has not passed all required spending bills on time since 1996. Due to the 27th Amendment, any change to congressional pay would only take effect ...

Since assuming office in January, Mr. Trump and his top aides, seasoned from their first stint in the White House, have aggressively and enthusiastically usurped congressional power with little resistance from G.O.P. leaders in the House and the Senate. In many instances, they have willingly ceded their prerogatives and cheered on the president.

National Republicans accuse Massachusetts of gerrymandering, but the architects of the state’s congressional maps say it’s a matter of math.