House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held his daily press conference amid the government shutdown, now in its third week. Senate GOP leaders have scheduled a vote Thursday on a $852 billion Pentagon

The Senate on Wednesday -- the first day of a government shutdown -- once again failed to pass bills aimed at funding the government as congressional leaders continue to trade blame for the shutdown.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference on the 6th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Johnson is keeping the House out of session for the second week in a row during the shutdown.

Three Republican Iowa state senators called on state Auditor Rob Sand, a Democratic candidate for governor, to perform an audit of Des Moines Public Schools in the wake of the arrest of former Superintendent Ian Roberts.

Opponents fear that Kansas Republican lawmakers will break Johnson County into multiple Congressional districts in order to push out Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids. GOP leaders were at the White House this week after approving funding for a special session.

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell tripped and fell in a Senate building while being questioned by an activist on Thursday, Oct. 16. The former GOP Senate leader has a well-documented history of public fal