House Speaker Mike Johnson Johnson opened the news conference just after 10 a.m. Tuesday, saying the U.S. is now in “Day 21 of the Democrat shutdown.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released additional FBI files Wednesday revealing that hundreds more Republican groups and persons were targeted in a “fishing expedition” brought by

Almost two dozen states have filed a lawsuit arguing that President Donald Trump’s administration has the money to continue the benefits and is legally required to do so. Schumer said that SNAP benefits have never stopped during previous government shutdowns and that Trump is “picking politics over the lives of hungry kids.”

The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley released on Wednesday 197 subpoenas issued by former special counsel Jack Smith’s team, which Grassley said shows an effort to “investigate the entire Republican political apparatus.

During a press conference today, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) make excuses on behalf of his master, Donald Trump, urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster in order to reopen the government.