The SBA canceled National Veterans Small Business Week as the government shutdown froze services and halted programs honoring veteran-owned small businesses.

The U.S. Senate reconvened Monday afternoon for a possible funding bill as the federal government shutdown moved one day closer to a record 35 days, set in 2019.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday said he is “optimistic” a deal to end the over four-week long shutdown could be reached by the end of this week. Both Democrats and Republicans are looking for an off-ramp as the government’s closure inches toward the longest in U.

In an interview with NBC News after a packed event, Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills.

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative filibuster, just hours after President Donald Trump made a fresh demand for the Senate to do so to end the government shutdown.

Senate Republicans are resisting his demand to end the long-standing filibuster rule in order to end the government shutdown.

The progressive oysterman says he’s seeing bigger and more enthusiastic crowds for his insurgent bid since he admitted past mistakes.

Setti Warren, the former mayor of Newton who also ran for governor in Massachusetts and the U.S. Senate, died unexpectedly at his home Sunday. He was 55 years old. A cause of death has not been released.