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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., leave a news conference after a Senate vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept.…

As far as government shutdowns go, this one has so far lacked the round-the-clock chaos of its predecessors. There have been no dramatic late-night clashes on…

One of the ironies of this fight is that Democrats are shutting the government down to protect and extend tax credits that heavily disproportionately benefit red…

The other Republican argument is that what Democrats are really trying to do here is give health care subsidies to, as they put it, illegal aliens.…

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks to reporters as she walks through the Senate subway in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 30 in Washington. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Monday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption…

President Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle…

new video loaded: Federal Workers Express Uncertainty During Government ShutdowntranscriptBacktranscriptFederal Workers Express Uncertainty During Government ShutdownAfter hundreds of thousands of federal workers were furloughed during the…

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 3 in Washington, D.C. The federal government shut down…

new video loaded: Staff Shortages Lead to Delayed Flights Amid Government ShutdowntranscriptBacktranscriptStaff Shortages Lead to Delayed Flights Amid Government ShutdownAirports across the country experienced ground delays…