The Latest Breaking News from Republican Party

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the shutdown and campaign developments.

The White House threatens mass layoffs as Republicans and Democrats appear nowhere close to a deal

Congress failed to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to adopt a spending measure and keep the federal government open, resulting in the first government shutdown in nearly seven years. With both Democrats and Republicans seemingly prepared for a long fight, Alfonso Serrano, a politics editor at The Conversation, interviewed Charlie…

Vought told House Republicans the layoffs will be "consequential."

ANALYSIS: Republicans say Democrats ‘don't have the high ground in this situation,’ Eric Garcia writes. But Democrats are unintimidated by threats from the Trump administration to target their states

The government shutdown comes over a year before the midterm elections and prompted quite the blame game between Democrats and Republicans.

These are the senators we're watching closely for signs of movement.

Because he keeps doing impeachable things

A competitive House race has gotten more complicated with GOP Rep. David Schweikert planning to run for Arizona governor.

Democrats want to reverse a recent change that made certain groups of “lawfully present” immigrants no longer eligible for subsidies.

Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who lost a second-term bid in 2022, is seeking a comeback to Congress, this time from Florida.