Elections News How A Government Shutdown Could Play In The 2024 Election

Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

Senate Democrats face pressures of their own, both from unions eager for the shutdown to end and from allied groups who want them to hold firm. Many see the Democrats’ decisive gubernatorial wins in ... Read More

Democrats are seething over the shutdown deal, but they might be celebrating a year from now

Sen. Tim Kaine, who helped finalize the deal, defended it on CNN Monday. Kaine noted that the White House had pledged to rehire federal workers fired during the lapse in government funding and to bar ... Read More

Prediction market odds of U.S. shutdown lasting the month slip on key election day

Get the latest on the U.S. government shutdown, prediction market odds for election outcomes, and insights on S&P 500 performance post-shutdown. Read More

Cruz predicts Democrats will keep shutdown going to rally 'radicals' until after Election Day

Sen. Ted Cruz accused Democrats of prolonging the government shutdown for political advantage ahead of Election Day, predicting the standoff could be over by week’s end. The shutdown, now tied for the ... Read More

Could today's election results help end the shutdown?

Campaign signs are seen outside a polling station on Tuesday in Alexandria, Va., as Virginians pick their next governor. (Getty Images) Voters in New Jersey and Virginia are selecting their governors ... Read More

Some senators predict the government shutdown could end this week

WASHINGTON — As the 35-day government shutdown ties for the longest in American history on Tuesday, senators predicted that the impasse could end this week. “I’m pretty confident,” said Sen. Markwayne ... Read More

Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's tariffs; government shutdown becomes record longest

The tariffs case has huge implications for President Donald Trump and the U.S. economy. Coverage of this live blog has ended. For the latest news, click here. Partial SNAP benefits for November will ... Read More

Trump says choice is between 'communism or common sense' after Tuesday's elections

Trump said the U.S. "is not going communist in any way, shape or form." After a wave of stinging results in several state contests -- in an election considered a referendum on him and Republicans -- ... Read More

Trump blames election losses on government shutdown, ‘kamikaze’ Democrats

President Trump Wednesday blamed big Republican losses in the off-year elections on the government shutdown and “kamikaze” Democrats. Hours after voters in several states and New York City rebuked ... Read More

5 takeaways from the 2025 elections. And, the shutdown now the longest in U.S. history

NPR's senior political editor/correspondent Domenico Montanaro joins the newsletter today to break down the 2025 off-year elections. Today marks day 36 of the ongoing government shutdown, making it ... Read More

OK Sen. Markwayne Mullin says shutdown could end after Election Day 2025. Here’s why.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, has been updating the public on what is ahead for the government shutdown for the last 35 days. Now, he predicts when a solution to the stalemate may arise, and his ... Read More

Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts ... Read More