La., would halt lawmakers from being paid for each day the shutdown continues, while also sidestepping the constitutional requirement that members of Congress receive a paycheck.

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.

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.

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.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced the creation of the Redistricting Advisory Commission​, which will make recommendations about mid-cycle redistricting.

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