Twenty-two House Republican veterans appealed to seven Senate Democrat veterans to pass a continuing resolution and avoid military pay disruption during the shutdown.

Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday failed to pass competing bills to fund the government, extending the shutdown into next week. The measures were expected to fail. Shortly after the

The conference leaders who signed on represent leagues with 353 NCAA Division I schools in 49 states and Washington, D.C.

Heated exchange erupts between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Ruben Gallego over the government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein file accusations.

Republican leaders on Friday canceled all House votes next week as the shutdown drags on with no sign of a resolution.  Votes had been scheduled for four days next week: Tuesday through Friday.

President Donald Trump's preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday, but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge.

External pressure from the White House has had little sway on Senate Democrats in their bid to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, forcing the government shutdown into an eighth day.

Democrat Adelita Grijalva won the special election two weeks ago but has yet to be seated in the House of Representatives.