We look at where the willingness among Democrats and Republicans is to end the government shutdown, as well as U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean.

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Government “shutdown” is something of a misnomer because when funding lapses, much of ...

During a government shutdown, all federal agencies and services that officials do not deem "essential" must stop working.

WSJ reporter Joseph De Avila reports on the billions of dollars in infrastructure funding and energy grants in blue states being frozen, and potentially canceled, during the government shutdown. Photo ...

We're joined now by NPR senior political contributor Ron Elving. Ron, thanks for being with us. RON ELVING, BYLINE: Good to be with you, Scott. SIMON: Have we reached the point in U.S. politics where ...