How much longer will government shutdown 2025 last? Here's the latest updates and odds on next Senate vote today to pass funding bill and reopen.

Trump administration briefed Republicans on Wednesday about US military strikes on suspected drug boats without telling Democratic members about the briefing, according to a top Senate Democrat and a source with direct knowledge of the incident.

Some lawmakers worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive president.

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.

The Trump administration said Monday it has provided seven separate classified briefings on US military strikes on alleged drug boats, even as lawmakers have said they have not received the information they want.

The Senate filibuster is preventing meaningful legislation from being passed, leading to a government that is not functioning as it should, and executive orders becoming the only alternative.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has killed four people in a strike against a boat that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Congressional Republicans are so loathe to vote against President Donald Trump that it’s striking when they actually do.

Turek, a state representative from Council Bluffs, said the country is seeing "the beginnings of another farm crisis."

Members of Congress point to deadlines they hope will force a breakthrough before money stops flowing for food-stamp benefits, military paychecks and enhanced healthcare subsidies.