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.

WASHINGTON -- The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.

The U.S. Senate on Monday voted to confirm a Wisconsin prosecutor nominated by President Donald Trump to a federal appeals court, despite earlier opposition from conservative advocacy groups typically aligned with Trump's agenda.

Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state’s US House districts, hoping to boost the party’s chances in next year’s midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump’s push for more partisan districts in Republican-run states.

Conservative voters in Northern California are alarmed that a ballot measure designed to diminish Republican representation could pass in November.

The Senate confirmed assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Taibleson as a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday (Oct 28) he had discussed the limits of the US Constitution with President Donald Trump, and that there was not enough time to amend the founding document to allow the Republican a third White House term.

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun has called a special session and directed state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts.

President Trump hopes redistricting can help stave off historical trends, in which the president’s party typically loses seats in midterm elections.

A man accused of killing a congressional intern is now charged in the murder of a teen girl in Washington, D.C., just days after the U.S. House intern was shot.