Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is too out of touch and bereft of ideas to provide the leadership needed to end the government shutdown imposed on the nation. His weakness has left him and ...

The fear is, with military pay no longer looming as a pressure point, little will stop the shutdown from continuing for ...

House members' absence during the government shutdown is creating a political dilemma for Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and is testing his leadership.

Republicans are on the defensive as Democrats have successfully made the shutdown fight about health care. Most Republicans ...