Any optimism either side of the aisle had that the government shutdown could end this week appeared to fade on Capitol Hill, as Senate Democrats appear ready to hold out longer for a deal on expiring Obamacare subsidies. Senate Democrats left another long closed-door caucus lunch on Thursday, signaling a unified front as the shutdown entered its 37th day amid Republican demands to make a deal to reopen...

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… -Mamdani slammed for jetting to ‘luxury resort’ for Puerto Rico conference during shutdown -Nancy Pelosi will not seek re-election, ending decades-long House career –Neighboring states invite disaffected NY, NJ, VA voters to move after Dems’ election sweep The nation’s air travel system...

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food aid program by Friday, rejecting the administration’s effort to only partially fund the benefits program for some 42 million low-income Americans. “People have gone without for too long,” U.S. District Judge Jack McConnell said in court Thursday.  He scolded the Trump administration for failing to comply with...