Elections News Why Congress Risks Stumbling Into A Pre Election Government Shutdown

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

Shutdown Ties Record as Elections Create Possible Turning Point

The ongoing US government shutdown is now tied for the longest in history as the resolution of Tuesday’s high-profile elections in New York City and elsewhere stand to alter the political dynamics in ... Read More

Trump blames shutdown for overwhelming Democratic election win

President Trump blamed the government shutdown for the Democratic dominance seen at the polls this week. Democrats swept the first major elections since Trump’s return to office, with gubernatorial ... Read More

Trump says election puts shutdown pressure on Republicans but wants to end filibuster

After Republicans lost big in Tuesday's elections, adding pressure to end the government shutdown, President Trump pushed changes to Senate rules to bypass the need for Democratic-votes. Read More

Lawmakers hopeful Election Day will be turning point in the shutdown fight

Lawmakers in both parties are hopeful Tuesday’s elections will be the jolt needed for either Democrats or Republicans to shift their shutdown strategy. The elections arrive as the pain of the shutdown ... 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