As the government shutdown entered its first full week, emotions across the country ranged from uneasy to unconcerned.

Meanwhile, the Smithsonian Institution, according to its website at the time of writing, will keep its museums, research centers and the National Zoo open through Saturday, October 11. A notice at the top of the page already warns,

A recent poll shows that while Americans prefer for lawmakers to compromise to accomplish tasks in government, others admit that their own members of Congress opt to cling to their beliefs.

As the Trump administration continues to make landmark political decisions through executive orders and judicial means, a human rights lawyer examines whether the U.S. has become the latest example of authoritarianism in the Americas.

Claim U.S. Complicity with Israel in Mass Murder, Causing Famine, Ethnic Cleansing, Health Care Destruction “The U.S. government cannot continue funding

The U.S. government has acquired a stake in Lithium Americas, boosting the Canadian company's Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, as part of an effort to strengthen the domestic supply chain for critical metals.