House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark on How She Thinks the Shutdown Will End

House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark on how she thinks the shutdown will end

As the shutdown enters its 35th day, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark to discuss how she sees the shutdown ending and whether her party has any leverage.

Federal Shutdown Drags On As Trump Shows Zero Interest In Ending It

Come Wednesday, we’ll have a new record to celebrate: the longest government shutdown on record. The graph below, from Goldman Sachs Research, is particularly revealing, because the width of the bars show the length, while the height shows how much of the gov’t was affected. The current episode is about to surpass the previous record—the 35 day shutdown in Trump’s first term, from December 18 -- January 19 — but that one affected a far smaller s…

Government Shutdown Drags On As Key Elections Loom: Live Updates

President Donald Trump is predicting Democrats will capitulate to Republicans, as his administration faces a major test this week.