Niels Lesniewski

The Senate this week is expected to vote on disapproval resolutions related to Trump's tariffs, in addition to votes related to the shutdown.

President Donald Trump is expected to host Senate Republicans for a lunch on Tuesday, while the partial government shutdown continues.

Lawmakers show little urgency to end shutdown as it enters its third week - Congress

Senators return to the Capitol on Monday evening with just one full day for work ahead of a partial government shutdown.

White House budget office to advise program managers to fire employees and eliminate their functions if a partial government shutdown begins.

This week the House aims to pass a stopgap funding bill designed to avoid a government shutdown at least into November.

The defense policy bills dominate the floor agenda this week, with Senate Republicans also looking to speed up the confirmation of nominees.

Congress' September agenda will be dominated by partisan wrangling over how to avoid a partial government shutdown in less than a month.

Democrats lauded a Tuesday evening order by a judge in Utah directing the state legislature to quickly draw new congressional maps.

Republican Michael N. Castle, a fixture in Delaware politics for a half-century who served as governor and in Congress, died Thursday at age 86.