The US government shutdown, the longest in the country’s history, could come to an end on Wednesday, US time. Politicians in the House of Representatives are expected to begin voting at around 5pm, DC time, (9am, Thursday, AEDT), to pass the government’s budget.

New survey reveals 40% of young women want to leave U.S. permanently, creating widest gender gap on record since Gallup started measuring in 2007.

Epstein vote: On top of the newly released emails, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., swore in Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., whom he had refused to seat when the House was out of town during the shutdown after her Sept. 23 special election victory.

People with health issues like obesity may be denied visas to the US under a huge new move from Donald Trump. Follow live. Welcome to our coverage of US politics. People with chronic health issues like obesity may be denied visas to the US under a huge new move from Donald Trump.

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat who has represented Maine’s 2nd Congressional District for eight years, said he will not seek reelection next year.

People trying to understand politics in the United States today often turn to history for precedents and perspective. Are our current divisions like the ones that preceded the American Revolution or the Civil War?

New York City has a new Mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani. His victory is being celebrated by the Indian-American community. They see it as a historic moment. This win signifies that immigrant stories are now influencing the national conversation.

Donald Trump has pardoned 77 people who were part of efforts to overturn the 2020 election result where he lost the poll to Joe Biden. Welcome to our coverage of US politics. The longest government shutdown in US history could well be coming to an end after a clutch of Democrat senators blinked and sided with the Republicans.