Congress

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaking at a joint House and Senate GOP press conference on the first day of the government shutdown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.

Columnists

The shutdown fight is a critical moment in the expansion of the government

Byron York -

October 1, 2025 7:27 pm

Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah speaks at congressional hearing.

Energy and Environment

Mike Lee to introduce bill to address damages to public lands by illegal immigrants

Maydeen Merino -

October 1, 2025 5:00 pm

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks into a microphone.

News

Holder and Garland deny knowledge of Epstein files in letters to House Oversight Committee

Lauren Green -

October 1, 2025 4:36 pm

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on a person in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Stanford and other doctors formed the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer testing and help address heath disparities in the African American community.

Congressional

Philadelphia pediatric surgeon enters crowded Democratic House primary field with Dwight Evans endorsement

Molly Parks -

October 1, 2025 4:28 pm

FILE - A canning jar filled with money sits on a shelf in East Derry, N.H., June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Beltway Confidential

Protecting families means ending shutdowns

Pedro Rodriguez -

October 1, 2025 4:13 pm

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought speaks.

White House

White House teases ‘imminent’ layoffs for federal workers due to government shutdown

Rachel Schilke, Christian Datoc -

October 1, 2025 3:56 pm

Proposals for the Small Business Administration (SBA) in President Donald Trump's first budget are displayed at the Government Printing Office in Washington, Thursday, March, 16, 2017. The $1.15 trillion presentation proposes a reordering of national spending priorities, pumping significantly more money into the military and homeland security while sharply cutting foreign aid, medical research and the arts. The document also proposes money for the U.S.-Mexico border wall Trump vowed in his campaign to have Mexico finance. The EPA also takes a big hit in the budget proposal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

Federal agency advises furloughed workers to blame Democrats for shutdown in out-of-office reply

Samantha-Jo Roth -

October 1, 2025 3:48 pm

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Members of Congress ask for pay to be withheld during government shutdown

Rachel Schilke -

October 1, 2025 1:21 pm

House and Senate Republicans stand on the West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol.

Mike Johnson makes no promises on Obamacare subsidies amid government shutdown

Rachel Schilke -

October 1, 2025 12:39 pm

Senate

Schumer coalition holds steady as Democrats oppose third GOP funding vote

David Sivak -

October 1, 2025 12:22 pm

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