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President Donald Trump signs a spending package to reopen the federal government in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday night. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

White House

‘Net neutral’: Shutdown unlikely to hobble Trump, former aides say

Political fallout called ‘a wash as it applies to the president’

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 13, 2025 at 12:19pm

President Donald Trump shows the signed bill to reopen the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday night. Trump was joined by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., other key congressional Republicans, administration officials and business leaders.

Congress

Trump signs spending bill to end longest government shutdown

By Aris Folley
Posted November 12, 2025 at 9:11pm, Updated at 10:33pm
Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., is one of several lawmakers concerned over moves to cut staff and programs.

Policy

Addiction, mental health agency eviscerated under Trump

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted November 6, 2025 at 7:00am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer conducts a news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Congress

Democrats torn over shutdown endgame after election victories

By Sandhya Raman, Jessie Hellmann, Lia DeGroot, Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted November 5, 2025 at 7:32pm
President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.

Obamacare is still on Trump’s mind — but outlook appears doubtful

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 4, 2025 at 1:02pm
Sens. Roger Marshall and Patty Murray arrive on the Senate subway for a vote in the Capitol on July 15.

Senators have outline for drug price program, but vote is elusive

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted October 30, 2025 at 7:00am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters about the partial government shutdown outside his office in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Bipartisan talks to end shutdown gaining steam, senators say

By Aris Folley
Posted October 29, 2025 at 9:01pm
Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., pictured in the Capitol on April 8, has introduced a bill that would fund both SNAP and WIC while also ensuring that states would be reimbursed for costs incurred for administering SNAP and WIC during the shutdown.

Democrats seize on food stamp funding as latest rallying cry

By Jacob Fulton
Posted October 29, 2025 at 6:46pm
Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, conducts a news conference on July 17.

Union call to reopen government exposes pain point for Democrats

By Lia DeGroot
Posted October 27, 2025 at 7:44pm
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is pictured during a news conference on April 16. Oz has signaled that his agency had something in the works on Medicare pricing for popular GLP-1 medications used to treat obesity and diabetes, even though the list of 2027 Medicare price negotiations included those medications.

Trump’s approach to lowering drug costs is raising questions

By Lia DeGroot
Posted October 22, 2025 at 7:01pm, Updated October 23, 2025 at 2:53pm