The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year.

Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger discusses a letter the association sent to Congressional leaders arguing that the GENIUS Act is under attack from Big Banks who want to unravel the law to better protect their businesses.

After Trump led Republicans into a futile shutdown to extract border wall funding from the Democrat-led House in January 2018, 48% of respondents blamed the president and Republicans for the shutdown, compared to 28% who faulted Democrats, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Leading safety organizations are urging Congress and the White House to avoid disruptions to OSHA, NIOSH, and other critical safety agencies, warning that a government shutdown would stall essential protections for millions of workers.

The following is the Sept. 19, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N). From the Report Congress and the executive branch have debated the merits of a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) since the weapon was proposed by the first Trump Administration in 2018.

Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking Congress or the courts to block a law that would deprive Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funding.

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The Supreme Court is considering whether to take up convicted Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal. What happens next?