The rapid-fire swing in fortunes for both parties is the result of a narrowly divided nation quick to throw out elected officials seen as slow to improve their lives. To many Americans, government is literally not working, as evidenced by a federal shutdown that has now stretched into the longest in U.S. history.

The government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 36th day, officially becoming the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That means the two longest shutdowns in American politics have occurred under President Donald Trump, with the previous 35-day record having been set during his first term in 2019.

Voices in both parties say Democrats and Republicans alike are looking for a deal that would allow them to save face while ending a shutdown that’s causing increasing pain to Americans across the

Tennessee officials say they will not use state money to replace federal food aid benefits that will not be coming to 690,000 Tennesseans reliant on them if the federal government shutdown continues, despite maintaining more than $2 billion in emergency ...

When Hakeem Jeffries handed Mike Johnson the speaker’s gavel on the House floor in October 2023, the pair hugged, marking the promise of a new era of bipartisanship.

Several airports across the country are refusing to play a video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at security checkpoints, saying its political messaging violates their policies or is illegal. In the video, Noem blames Democrats for the ongoing ...

Democrats who refuse to vote for a continuing resolution to reopen the government are more concerned about politics than about Americans missing