Zachary Schermele

Emails released by congressional Democrats show the late accused sex trafficker said he lost a bet to then-citizen Donald Trump.

"I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files," she said on the House floor.

SNAP emerged as a critical flashpoint in the longest-ever government shutdown, which entered its 40th day on Nov. 9.

More money will start pumping into SNAP through next September. Congress will also again begin funding many other domestic agencies and programs.

One member of Congress opted to drive his motorcycle nearly 1,000 miles instead of fly.

A big snowstorm could complicate lawmakers' travel back to Washington.

One thing's for sure: progressive Democrats lost.

The Education Department is attempting to disqualify employers whose staff with student loans would no longer be eligible for debt cancellation.

The pain of the shutdown is getting worse every day. A turning point could be approaching.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he doesn't believe President Donald Trump has any real inclination to attempt to run for a third term.

Steve Bannon, a former White House aide, suggested "there is a plan" for the president to defy the Constitution and seek a third term.

President Donald Trump said he "doesn't have any plan" to name the $300 million White House ballroom after himself.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris still isn't ruling out another presidential run.

President Donald Trump wants to import meat from Argentina to lower beef prices. Republicans from rural states aren't happy about it.

The potential move would represent one of the most significant steps yet in President Trump's bid to decrease the Education Department's influence.

Sen. Maggie Hassan, whose son has cerebral palsy, has long been a vocal supporter of special ed. Trump's new layoffs are a "real blow," she said.

The funding crisis is in its third week, and the consequences are getting more severe. Americans in red and blue states are starting to take notice.

The 83-year-old senator fell while a protester was confronting him about President Trump's immigration policies.

USA TODAY congressional reporter Zach Schermele is on Capitol Hill after another failed vote to end the government shutdown.

The firings were part of a broad swath of shutdown-related terminations issued by the White House on Friday, Oct. 10.