House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said that he would not stand in the way of allowing a vote on a bill to force the Justice Department to release its Jeffrey Epstein files.

The federal agency that monitors and secures the nation's nuclear stockpile will furlough about 1,400 employees across the country as the ongoing government shutdown battle between Republicans and Democrats nears the three-week mark.

President Trump on Tuesday called on Senate Democrats to "stop the madness" and vote to reopen the government.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday asked the Justice Department to prosecute Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan on charges of lying to Congress, saying he misled lawmakers over his role in spreading anti-Trump lies.

An expected meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold Tuesday, with the White House saying no summit is planned for the "immediate future."

Vice President J.D. Vance said Tuesday that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is going better than expected.

Sen . John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, told reporters Tuesday that he would support Republicans using the so-called nuclear option to end the Senate filibuster, paving a way to pass a bill to reopen the government.

Former President Barack Obama is stepping back into the political spotlight to headline rallies for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey.

A man pardoned for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol is facing a new charge for threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.