House and Senate Republicans are beginning to discuss a new plan as their current funding measure is set to hit its deadline on Nov. 21, while Democrats keep it in limbo.

Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith called his actions "entirely lawful, proper and consistent with established Department of Justice policy."

Firebrand Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has implored his party to wake up to the dangers posed by an estimated seven million people turning out in protest against the Donald Trump administration.

Republican candidate Darren Bailey lost his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren aged 12 and 7 in a helicopter crash in Montana on Wednesday.

New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for US Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP’s chances of regaining a foothold in a region overwhelmingly represented by Democrats.

However, since even before the shutdown began, the Trump administration has repeatedly responded to Democrats’ calls for healthcare subsidies to be extended by accusing them of wanting to give health care to undocumented immigrants who already do not qualify for federal programs.

Former Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey's family members were killed in a helicopter accident on Wednesday.

Miles Bruner said the GOP had become “a cult of personality that mirrors the worst authoritarian regimes” of the past century.

Speaker Johnson was pressed on Texas Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s remarks reportedly requesting that the House return to the Capitol.