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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has kept his members out of session for a month since passing a stopgap measure to fund the government through Nov. 21.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers has caused thousands of flight delays.

Congressional leaders have criticized motions to end the Senate filibuster, saying it's a shortsighted way to end the government shutdown.

The grim milestone is the latest anxiety-inducing shutdown news, raising the stakes of a protracted partisan fight in the upper chamber.

Anti-abortion groups are pressuring the GOP to ensure that any new tax credits for Obamacare plans will not fund abortion services.

Former Rep. George Santos expressed gratitude for President Donald Trump's commutation and would be interested in working on prison reform.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle see Trump as pivotal to ending the impasse centered on Democratic healthcare demands.

The reasons involve a lack of fact-checking and follow-up questions.

California Sen. Scott Wiener, an outspoken Trump critic, is expected to announce a bid for Rep. Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) seat next week.

While Microsoft is named in press reports, other U.S. tech firms such as Google and Amazon also have Chinese business footprints.