Meetings with legislators addressed affordable insurance, disaster recovery, affordable housing, community self-governance and more.

Some key impacts of the shutdown have been pushed back by moves by the Trump administration. But those efforts are temporary, and the pain could spread depending on how long the stalemate lasts.

Six years ago, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill were roommates and freshmen members of Congress, part of a record-breaking wave of women who helped Democrats win back the US House.

Capitol Hill staffers, already frustrated by the prospect of a first missed paycheck on Friday due to the government shutdown, have begun highlighting how seemingly everyday, small tasks are becoming increasingly difficult.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed top lawmakers on Wednesday on a series of strikes conducted by the Trump administration on alleged drug boats.

One U.S. Senate candidate says Arkansans should feel "frustrated" about the federal government shutdown, arguing the ongoing funding lapse and difficulty reopening the government are evidence of a broken political system.

Democrats failed to force action on their central issue, but seem to have succeeded in thrusting the issue of health insurance affordability squarely before voters.

"We're now in day 34, and what happened over the weekend has really, I think, altered the dynamic," said WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller.

A Utah state senator on Wednesday officially became the first Democrat to throw her name into the race for the states’ new 1st Congressional District next year under a newly drawn map that was court ordered earlier this week.

Democrats released emails from Epstein saying Trump "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims and allegedly "knew about the girls."