For Trump, Nothing Was Off-Limits During the Shutdown

President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown.

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Age Is the Issue That Democrats Can’t Shut Down

A restless Democratic base is seething at older leaders in Washington.

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Six Takeaways from the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown

For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without Democrats achieving an extension of health insurance subsidies that are scheduled to expire at the end of the year.

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Trump Administration Cuts Cyberdefense Even as Threats Grow

China has penetrated networks that control infrastructure systems and has hacked telecommunications companies.

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These Democrats Could Hold the Key to Ending the Shutdown

As the federal closure slides into a second week, Republicans are working to peel off five more Democratic senators to join them in voting to reopen the government.

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Health Care Politics Bolster Democrats in Shutdown Fight

Even President Trump has conceded that he and his party could face political pain from rising premiums, stiffening Democrats’ spines as they demand a subsidy extension.

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These Democrats Voted With Republicans Against a Shutdown

Two Democratic senators and one independent who caucuses with them crossed party lines to support the G.O.P. plan to keep government funding flowing.

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Congress Remains Deadlocked as Shutdown Enters First Day

Dueling proposals to extend government funding both failed for the third time in two weeks, as neither party could muster the bipartisan coalition needed to move forward.

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Firing of National Security Agency Chief Rattles Lawmakers

Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who was also the head of U.S. Cyber Command, was one of several national security officials fired on the advice of a conspiracy theorist.

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