Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke up on a private GOP conference call Tuesday and urged leadership to bring the House back.

At the time of the shutdown, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Jim O'Neill said "mission-critical activities" of CDC and ATSDR to protect human life and to detect and respond to imminent disease threats will continue during the lapse in appropriations.

The last time the government was shut down was in Trump's first term. The shutdown in 2018-19 lasted 35 days. The current shutdown has lasted 29 days. Oct, 1, 2025. The 2019 shutdown began due to a disagreement in Congress over appropriations for a Southern border to separate Mexico and the United States. Trump sought $5 billion for the project.

The government shutdown has gone on for more than four weeks, with no sign the impasse will end soon. Here's what lawmakers told CBS News they're doing.

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated.

CNN's Jake Tapper confronted Rep. Stansbury over the Democratic Party's stance on the government shutdown on Tuesday as millions face losing SNAP food benefits.

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump continues his three-country Asia tour with a final stop in South Korea, where he'll meet with China's Xi Jinping.

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As Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs considers her options, politicians and officeholders are tossing suggestions her way.