Some lawmakers worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive president.

Vice President JD Vance is expected to come to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to attend a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans.

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The U.S. government ran a slightly smaller budget shortfall in the most recent year thanks to higher tariff revenue — but the national debt still rose to another record high, and shows no sign of slowing.

The national debt is rising faster than ever and threatens to undermine confidence in the economy, experts warn.

The federal government shutdown is more than three weeks long, now the second-longest in US history. What is the longest on record? What to know

Russell Vought, who heads the Office of Management and Budget, is using the US government shutdown to deliver his brand of shock therapy to American bureaucracy.

The US government said funds for Snap, a benefit used by more than 40 million Americans, will stop 1 November because of the shutdown.

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The U.S reached a new milestone in its national debt, surpassing $38 trillion, according to the latest figures from the Treasury Department.

The U.S. budget deficit shrank by $41 billion to $1.775 trillion in the 2025 fiscal year as an increase in revenue from President Donald Trump's tariffs and cuts to education spending helped offset higher outlays on healthcare and retirement programs and interest on the debt,