Politics

The many ways the shutdown is stopping vital services and research

As the shutdown enters a possible third week, it is furthering straining thousands of furloughed federal workers who have gone without pay.

WATCH: Trump says he can use emergency powers to build border wall without Congress

By Associated Press

President Trump told reporters Friday that he could officially declare a national emergency to build a border wall but wants to try to negotiate a border wall with Congress.

Supreme Court says it will consider partisan gerrymandering again

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices said Friday they will hear arguments in disputes that have arisen in cases involving North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional map and a Democratic congressional district in Maryland. The decision could produce the first limits on partisan politics in…

Watchdog group urges probe of Ivanka Trump’s role in a tax break program

By Stephen Braun, Associated Press

The complaint from the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington follows an Associated Press investigation last month.

GOP Sen. Roberts of Kansas says he won’t seek re-election

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, the longest-serving member of Congress in Kansas history, announced Friday that he won't run again in 2020, setting up a potential scramble to replace him. The 82-year-old senator faced pressure to step aside in part because…

WATCH: Schumer says Trump ‘resisted’ reopening government

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump told congressional leaders he'd keep the government closed "for a very long period of time, months or even years." That's according to Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who was among those meeting with Trump at the White House…

WATCH: Trump addresses shutdown after meeting with congressional leaders

President Donald Trump says he has designated a team that will meet over the weekend with lawmakers to resolve the standoff over his demand for a border wall that has led to a partial government shutdown.

WATCH: Pelosi, House Democrats address sweeping reforms bill

By Joshua Barajas

Speaker Pelosi and other House Democrats are holding a news conference at 11 a.m. ET today. Watch their remarks here.

Jerome Powell says he wouldn’t resign if Trump requested it

By Associated Press

Powell's comments, made during a panel discussion in Atlanta, were immediately cheered by financial markets, which were already rallying on the basis of a strong unemployment report that showed 312,000 jobs were created in December.

Immigration among the top concerns in 2019, poll shows

By Nicholas Riccardi, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

As much of the U.S. government remains shut down over President Donald Trump's insistence on funding for his border wall, nearly half of Americans identify immigration as a top issue for the government to work on this year.