A federal judge resigned in protest over President Donald Trump's "assault on rule of law," citing the president's partisan use of the justice system.

THE CHANGING HISTORY OF THE SHUTDOWN. Why did Senate Democrats shut the government down for more than 40 days? Now that the standoff is over, it appears a number of Democrats cannot agree among themselves on why they did what they did. The stated reason for the shutdown, of course, was the Democratic demand that Republicans extend […]