Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive. "Always a bad idea," former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said of shutdowns in 2024. A ...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi clashed with a reporter on Wednesday after being asked whether Republicans should negotiate the government shutdown with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Republicans not budging on Dems’ demand subsidies for Affordable Care Act made permanent in any government funding bill.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi clashed with a reporter when asked if Republicans should negotiate with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on ending the shutdown.

Pelosi and Democrats blamed Republicans for an impending government shutdown as both parties traded accusations over stalled funding talks just hours before the midnight deadline.

Some Democrats are still furious with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for caving in the last shutdown fight, while his House counterpart, Hakeem Jeffries, is relatively untested.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi snapped at a reporter Wednesday in response to the suggestion that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York was the one truly driving the Democrats' decision to vote ...

As the government shutdown enters its third day, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joins TODAY’s Craig Melvin and puts blame on Democrats for rejecting the “very conventional” continuing resolution to ...

The 3 rd Hour of TODAY anchors are heading south and taking the show on the road to Tulsa, Oklahoma! On Friday, October 10, Al Roker, Dylan Dryer, and Sheinelle Jones will be LIVE from Tulsa to ...