Government shutdown 2025 is now the second longest in history, but how much longer is it expected to last? See the odds on next Senate vote to reopen

The president gave the order to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after touting U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats off the coast of South America.

Sen. Jeff Merkley is the latest Democrat to take a protracted stand against Trump, holding a marathon speech on the Senate floor.

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long to protest the Trump administration. His speech has lasted 16 hours (and counting).

Carl Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent for The Times, primarily writing about Congress and national political races and issues. He has nearly four decades of experience reporting in the nation’s capital.

The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.

The Senate failed to advance two partisan bills that would have paid some federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked as the shutdown drags on.

Action News Now reporter Margot Rowe reports on the bipartisan effort by Democrat Adam Schiff of the Untied States Senate and Republican Doug LaMalfa of the United States House of

The United States Senate has confirmed Chad Meredith from Lexington to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement Thursday on the Senate’s confirmation of Chad Meredith, of Lexington and the son of state Sen. Steve Meredith, R-Leitchfield, to serve

Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat vying for a seat in the United States Senate, said he has covered up a tattoo after receiving fierce backlash over its resemblance to a Nazi symbol.