"My preference, always, is just to open up the government, then all this stuff would not be an issue," Senate Majority Leader John Thune said

As the government shutdown enters its third week, House Speaker Johnson continues to blame Democrats for prolonging the shutdown even as he keeps House lawmakers out of session. Joe Scarborough reminds Speaker Johnson he could pass a bill immediately that would pay servicemembers and air traffic controllers.

Paying air traffic controllers is a tough feat as the government would need to find more than $500 million per month to cover their payrolls, said a congressional aide familiar with DOT’s operations, who like others in this article was granted anonymity to candidly discuss the matter.

Sen. Jon Ossoff (Ga.), the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in the Senate, and his home-state colleague, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), voted Thursday for a Republican bill to pay essential

U.S. troops are receiving paychecks after a Pentagon fund shift, but thousands of other federal workers remain unpaid or laid off as the shutdown continues.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean