Politics Today News Lawmakers Return To Washington, Dc, With Presidential Politics Looming Large

Lawmakers face one last big hurdle to end shutdown. Flying to DC

Even after lawmakers agreed to end the shutdown on Sunday night, the chamber didn't adjourn until after 11 p.m. The lone holdout vote, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, was still getting off a plane in ... Read More

Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown vote

After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session. Read More

Northern California lawmakers return to D.C. for pivotal vote to end government shutdown

Northern California congressional members are flying back to Washington, D.C., for a vote to end the government shutdown on Wednesday. Read More

Johnson orders lawmakers back to DC 'right now' as shutdown sparks travel chaos

Speaker Mike Johnson cited the ongoing chaos at U.S. airports in a stark warning to House lawmakers on both sides Monday. Read More

Democrats not swayed by call to end shutdown from largest federal workers’ union

Democrats appear to be unmoved by fresh demands from the largest federal employees’ union to reopen the government, a sign that the shutdown stalemate between lawmakers will continue as government ... Read More

Largest federal workers union calls for ‘clean’ bill to end shutdown

The nation’s largest union of federal workers is calling on lawmakers to pass a stopgap funding measure to end the government shutdown, calling it an “avoidable crisis” as the impasse approaches the ... Read More