Here's what shuts down in a government shutdown
Government funding for key departments and agencies runs dry Friday night
Trump Administration
Trump now describes his border wall as "steel slats"
Trump's description of the characteristics of his border wall evolve
Trump signs criminal justice reform bill — live updates
The bill signing, a significant bipartisan achievement, is overshadowed by a looming shutdown and Defense Secretary James Mattis' impending departure
Most Americans don't support building the wall
Fifty-nine percent of Americans oppose building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico
The final straw that triggered Mattis to resign
Lawmakers from both parties voiced concerns and criticism about the defense secretary's abrupt resignation
Pentagon ordered to begin planning troop drawdown in Afghanistan
The news broke the same day Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced he will depart the Trump administration
House passes spending bill, increasing likelihood of shutdown
Trump said Thursday that he would not sign the Senate bill passed one day earlier because it did not contain funding for a border wall
Lawmakers react to Mattis’ surprise resignation announcement
Republican and Democratic lawmakers expressed concern about Mattis' resignation
James Mattis resigns as defense secretary
Mattis said in resignation letter to Trump that he has right to defense secretary "whose views are better aligned with yours"
Major takeaways from James Mattis' resignation letter
The outgoing secretary of defense made it clear that he had disagreements with Trump's approach to the world
Trump signs farm bill as government shutdown looks more likely
President Trump won't sign a short-term spending bill, House Speaker Paul Ryan said
Trump struggles to defend decision to pull out of Syria
He declared ISIS defeated in Syria and claimed Russia, Iran and Syria are unhappy with his decision
Rod Rosenstein, Chris Wray announce indictment of Chinese hackers
The deputy attorney general and the FBI director are unsealing charges against Chinese hackers accused of penetrating networks of U.S. agencies and companies
Trump's food stamp proposal: Add work requirements in some states
The administration wants to add work requirements for the SNAP program after the Farm Bill failed to include the provision
White House orders Pentagon to pull troops from Syria immediately
Republican senators were left in the dark about the decision, and they aren't happy about it
Trump tariffs hit middle- and low-income earners most
With the price of some consumer goods rising, here's how much tariffs are costing the average U.S. family
It's "too soon" to say if shutdown will happen, Trump says
President Trump has invited family members of victims of the Parkland shooting to the White House
The bump stock ban will soon be official
Bump stocks, which effectively turn a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic one, will soon officially be banned
Mueller's Russia probe has cost more than $25 million
President Trump has blasted the special counsel for its spending
Mick Mulvaney is keeping his day job
He's going to remain the head of the Office of Management and Budget
Chris Christie won't be the next White House chief of staff
The former New Jersey governor said he has asked the president to no longer keep him in consideration
Trump's hunt for a new chief of staff has a touch of reality TV
The chief of staff sweepstakes has a number of twists and turns
"Of course" Trump knew hush payments were wrong, Cohen says
President Trump's longtime attorney said he "doesn't think there is anybody that believes" the president
Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison
The president's former longtime attorney has been sentenced for campaign finance violations and lying to Congress
Trump silent so far on Cohen sentencing
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York broke a lot of news on Wednesday, and it isn't all good for the president
More than 1,000 arrested in France as protestors and police clash
Iran has "increased efforts to target U.S. personnel," intel chief warns
Ukraine says Starlink speed restored after long disruption
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Iran says U.S. military not allowed in Gulf "under any circumstance"
ICE crackdown prompts some Texas Latinos to turn away from Trump
DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sullivan loses
Rubio calls on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with CIA
U.K. police confirm it received letter with claims against Meghan's father
