Watch as President Trump discusses testing nuclear weapons, U.S.-China relations, Israel, the government shutdown, immigration, tariffs, and whether he'll try to stay in the White House beyond 2028.

A defining week has dawned in American politics with huge implications for Donald Trump’s second presidency, for his fellow Republicans and for a Democratic Party seeking to build a new future from the ashes of its 2024 election humiliation.

Voices in both parties say Democrats and Republicans alike are looking for a deal that would allow them to save face while ending a shutdown that’s causing increasing pain to Americans across the

House Speaker Johnson said Monday morning that part of the reason the government is shut down si that Democratic leaders "fear political retaliation from far-left activists in their party," like Zohran Mamdani,

With the federal government's partial shutdown now in its 14th day and little progress made toward reaching an agreement to reopen, the Senate is set to convene at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 14, with at least one vote expected later in the evening.

The public’s frustration with ‘politics as usual’ has led more political newcomers to win office. But amateurs are more likely to view bipartisanship as a concession, not a tool for advancing policy.

One task the federal government does a lot of is gathering data -- on prices, on the job market, and on a bunch of other things. When the government is shut down, those data aren't getting collected, and economic policy decisions based on those data aren't ...

As the government shutdown drags past 30 days, longtime budget advisor G. William Hoagland says this one feels different — not just in duration, but in how it reveals a deeper breakdown in communication,

The mother hasn't received a paycheck in more than three weeks because of the shutdown. Still, she's required to work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days.

Several airports across the country are refusing to play a video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at security checkpoints, saying its political messaging violates their policies or is illegal. In the video, Noem blames Democrats for the ongoing ...