For the 12th time on Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked Republicans' short-term funding bill to reopen the government. Democrats have demanded that extending expiring subsidies in the Affordable Care Act and reversing Republicans' Medicaid cuts be included in legislation to end the shutdown.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett(D-TX) was a guest on SiriusXM’s The Lurie Daniel Favors Show where she confirmed that she will “strongly be considering hopping in the Senate race” in Texas if she thinks she can expand the electorate,

Add a marathon Senate floor protest to the paralysis gripping Washington as a partial government shutdown enters its fourth week. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., pulled an all-nighter on the Senate floor that began early Tuesday evening,