Peter O'Dowd

Democratic National Committee vice chair Malcolm Kenyatta talks about what Democratic election wins across the U.S. mean for the party's strategy going forward.

On Tuesday, air traffic controllers missed their first full paycheck because of the government shutdown. Since they're considered essential employees, they must continue working without pay.

As the government shutdown enters a third week, confusion abounds in many federal departments and agencies. Among the places left in limbo are America's many national parks.

Kiley has introduced legislation that would ban mid-decade redistricting. It comes amid brewing battles in both Texas and California to change congressional maps ahead of next year's midterm elections.

On Friday, President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report showed job growth had stagnated.

Crowds were protesting increased immigration raids and detentions, especially in the town of Paramount, near Los Angeles.

House Republicans agreed to include an amendment in their proposed spending plan that would allow the sale of federal public lands in Nevada and Utah.

Sen. Ron Johnson explains why he thinks House leaders should cut more from the spending plan they are drawing up, and why he thinks it won't pass in the U.S. Senate if they don't.

Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democrat from Connecticut, says the Boeing jet the Qatari government plans to gift to President Trump won’t actually be free.

Central American parents looking for children that crossed the United States border illegally now have a new tool. The federal government has started a bilingual hotline.