Here’s what a shutdown means for Smithsonian museums, memorials and the zoo
History tells us visitors will likely find shuttered doors at major cultural institutions. But they will also find plenty of…
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Democrats’ government shutdown fight is ‘righteous’
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Democrats don’t want to shut the government down, but “sometimes you gotta stand and fight.”…
Poll: Republicans get more of the blame than Democrats for a potential shutdown
As a government shutdown becomes more likely, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows even though President Trump has a low…
With ‘drug boat’ strikes, Trump leans into war on terror tactic against cartels
The administration’s approach to drug cartels relies — at least in part — on a blueprint for military strikes that…
South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson talks about the possibility of a government shutdown
NPR speaks with Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., about the impasse over the budget and the possibility of a government shutdown…