The National Association of Manufacturers and 30 state manufacturing groups sent a letter to House and Senate leaders, asking to reopen the government.

Senate Democrats are gearing up to introduce legislation to extend food aid benefits during the government shutdown ahead of a Saturday cutoff.

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder said the redistricting fight in Richmond has stripped away the moral facade of the bipartisan commission once touted as a tool for fairer politics.

President Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, days after raising the possibility.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin made then-Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts throw up so often that he gave his Democratic colleague the nickname "Chuckie."

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears ripped her Democratic opponent in the race for governor for pushing "nonsense" on issues like transgender accommodations in schools.

At a time when some of his congressional colleagues, including Republicans, are criticizing the administration's strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he has no qualms about what President Trump is doing.

The economy could lose up to $14 billion due to the government shutdown, according to a nonpartisan congressional report released Wednesday.