As Republican and Democratic lawmakers trade blame for the U.S. government shutdown, some have begun to worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive President Donald Trump.

Carl Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent for The Times, primarily writing about Congress and national political races and issues. He has nearly four decades of experience reporting in the nation’s capital.

The Senate has voted to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress more than two decades later.

With food assistance to 1.4 million Michiganders being cut, the Free Press asked the state's members of Congress to talk: Here's what they had to say.

Since assuming office in January, Mr. Trump and his top aides, seasoned from their first stint in the White House, have aggressively and enthusiastically usurped congressional power with little resistance from G.O.P. leaders in the House and the Senate. In many instances, they have willingly ceded their prerogatives and cheered on the president.

U .S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Dallas Democrat, isn't ruling out a U.S. Senate run, as the primary ticket takes shape ahead of the 2026 election.

The public’s approval of Congress is souring amid the government shutdown, according to a new Gallup survey. The poll, released Wednesday, found that just 15 percent of respondents approve of the

John E. Sununu officially announced his campaign for U.S. Senate on Oct. 22, heightening Republican hopes of taking a Senate seat in the midterms.

Former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu announces bid to return to Congress, focusing on bipartisanship, economy, and healthcare. Scott Brown and Chris Pappas are also running for the seat.

In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in seven strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea. Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States.