The Supreme Court will review Mississippi’s mail-ballot receipt window in a case that could shape election rules before the 2026 midterms.
The shutdown ended without resolving the future of enhanced ACA premium tax credits, setting up a December fight over healthcare costs. The Trump administration, Senate Republicans, House leaders, and Democrats are pushing sharply different plans to address rising premiums, deductibles, and prescription drug prices.
The House discharge petition to release Justice Department records on Jeffrey Epstein reached 218 signatures Wednesday, setting up a December floor vote that could expose new details and test President Trump’s influence.
A new Overton Insights poll finds California Gov. Gavin Newsom leading Vice President J.D. Vance by three points in an early 2028 presidential matchup.
Eight Democratic senators defended their votes to support a GOP-led deal reopening the government, citing provisions to protect federal workers and ensure a vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies.
President Donald Trump demanded air traffic controllers return to work amid major travel disruptions, warning of pay cuts for absentees and promising $10,000 bonuses for those who stayed on the job.
The Senate voted 60–40 to approve a bipartisan agreement ending the 40-day shutdown, extending funding through Jan. 30 and restoring pay for furloughed employees.
Senate Democrats offered to reopen the government with a one-year extension of the Obamacare Premium Tax Credit, but Republicans rejected the proposal, calling it “dead on arrival.”
President Donald Trump told GOP senators Wednesday that Republicans must “do what they have to do” and end the Senate filibuster, warning Democrats would scrap it the moment they return to power.
A Center Square investigation found taxpayers have funded $30 million for an on-call doctor, $10 million for daycare, and $30 million for food and drink perks for Congress since 2019 — including $122,000 in Chick-fil-A purchases by House leadership.