While the president has the authority to grant leave, it is usually announced just before the Christmas holiday.

President Trump on Friday told supporters that Democrats will shut down the government over health care in January, after Affordable Health Care (ACA) tax credits are set to expire going into the

The government is back open. It was the longest shutdown in U.S. history at 43 days. There are lots of questions about what this means, how we got here and where we go from here. Let's answer some: Why did it start? The Democratic base has been urging its ...

Trump warns of a January government shutdown tied to expiring ACA subsidies, escalating healthcare rhetoric as midterm politics and market uncertainty collide.

President Donald Trump's approval rating hit a new low for his second term following the longest government shutdown in history. In Tennessee, 57% of voters approved of Trump's job performance in October, ranking the state sixth highest in the country.

Vice President J.D. Vance told FOX News host Sean Hannity that he doesn’t understand the mindset of Democrats who are willing to "burn the country down" to stop President Donald Trump. Vance said on Thursday's "Hannity" that the ongoing shutdown "just ...

Most Americans now believe Republicans, rather than Democrats, won the government shutdown fight, according to a new poll published Nov. 15. The CBS News and YouGov poll, conducted between Nov. 13 and 14, found that 55% of Americans believe President ...

President Donald Trump still wants the Senate to ditch the filibuster, putting Senate Majority Leader John Thune in a bind as both parties turn their attention to 2026.