Dems say they are open to shutting down government to oppose Trump 'if we have to'
Congressional Democrats are furious over the new administration's unilateral moves to dismantle government programs and agencies
Democrats Hint at Government Shutdown to Stop Trump’s Axing at Federal Agencies
Two Democratic senators from New Jersey, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, said Democrats should not vote for a spending package that would affirm President Trump’s agenda in gutting federal agencies.
Democrats Divided Over Using Government Shutdown to Fight Trump Agenda
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last week indicated Democrats would consider using the threat of government shutdown to obtain White House concessions.
Trump and Musk's dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy
Congress is proving little match for the Department of Government Efficiency as wary lawmakers watch it march through the bureaucracy
Why a Shutdown Isn’t the Leverage Some Democrats Think It Is
The legal basis for the modern federal shutdown traces back to a 1980 memorandum penned for President Jimmy Carter by then-Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti. It spelled out his
Democrats threaten government shutdown as leverage against Trump
Democrats on Capitol Hill have been largely powerless to stop President Donald Trump, but they are closing in on one looming piece of leverage: the March 14 deadline to avert a government shutdown. An increasing number of Democrats view the funding deadline as the best opportunity to fight back against Trump and billionaire ally Elon
CNN analyst says Democrats' 'crazy' government shutdown talk 'makes no sense politically'
CNN senior political analyst Mark Preston commented on some congressional Democrats considering a partial shutdown to protest President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Democrats step up talk about using shutdown as leverage against Trump
Democrats in Congress are growing louder with threats to force a shutdown in March to put the brakes on President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul the federal government by freezing
Republican AGs back Trump federal employee buyout as judge decides 'Fork in the Road' directive's fate
A federal judge is to weigh President Donald Trump's "Fork in the Road" directive on Monday, as federal workers consider a ...
How Republican skeptics in the Senate got to ‘yes’ on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard
Floor votes are expected this week on Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in line to be the nation’s health secretary, and Tulsi Gabbard, ...
Musk's role 'an unbelievable opportunity' for US government: Rep. Turner
Ohio, discussed Elon Musk's federal overhaul, the shuttering of USAID and Trump's comments on owning the Gaza Strip.
Republican committee chairs request funds while DOGE slashes federal budgets
At least four House committee chairs requested a budget increase in the wake of the Trump administration slashing funding for ...
The Republican war on science takes a drastic turn for the worse
Two decades after “The Republican War on Science” was published, the broader crisis has reached a level that hardly seemed possible in the recent past.
Donald Trump fires the US government's top ethics official
The Office of Government Ethics said Monday that President Donald Trump had removed its director, David Huitema.
Trump and Musk defend actions to overhaul federal government
President Donald Trump appears with Elon Musk in the Oval Office, a rare joint appearance between the Republican commander-in-chief and his most powerful adviser as they defended their actions to ...
Republican lawmakers urge Trump to respect federal court rulings
GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly worried about the nation plunging into a constitutional crisis if Trump ignores court ...