Politics

WATCH: Vance addresses shutdown outlook, plays down Trump meme video of Jeffries

By Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance says he doesn’t think "it’s going to be that long" of a government shutdown.

Trump signs an executive order vowing to defend Qatar in the wake of Israel's strike on Doha

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

However, the pledge's true scope remains uncertain, as legal agreements typically require Senate approval.

Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now in unsigned order

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over President Donald Trump's effort to force Cook off the Fed board.

WATCH: House Democrats speak out after government shuts down over funding impasse

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress.

How the government shutdown will affect the already shrunken Education Department

By Annie Ma, Associated Press

Investigations into civil rights complaints will stop, the department will not issue new federal grants and about 87% of its workforce will be furloughed, according to a department contingency plan.

What happens now that a government shutdown is underway

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

A lot of government continues during a federal shutdown.

Turning Point, moving forward without Charlie Kirk, makes first return to Utah since his killing

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Tuesday's stop at Utah State University in Logan was about two hours north of Utah Valley University, where a gunman killed Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10. Conservative podcast host Alex Clark told the crowd she was not…

WATCH: Senate adjourns with no resolution on shutdown

By Associated Press

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.

Senate vote to end shutdown fails as Democrats hold firm on health care demands

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Democrats picked this fight as they demand funding to save health care subsidies that are expiring and sending insurance costs soaring and Republicans have refused to negotiate.

There's a growing number of Americans who think violence might be necessary to get the country back on track

By Matt Loffman

Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.