The SBA canceled National Veterans Small Business Week as the government shutdown froze services and halted programs honoring veteran-owned small businesses.

The U.S. Senate reconvened Monday afternoon for a possible funding bill as the federal government shutdown moved one day closer to a record 35 days, set in 2019.

In an interview with NBC News after a packed event, Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday expressed support for the Senate filibuster as President Donald Trump supported ending it in order to pass key legislation. "I understand desperate times call for desperate measures. I also understand that traditionally, we’ve seen that as an important safeguard,” he said in an interview .

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative filibuster, just hours after President Donald Trump made a fresh demand for the Senate to do so to end the government shutdown.

Senate Republicans are resisting his demand to end the long-standing filibuster rule in order to end the government shutdown.

The progressive oysterman says he’s seeing bigger and more enthusiastic crowds for his insurgent bid since he admitted past mistakes.

Setti Warren, the former mayor of Newton who also ran for governor in Massachusetts and the U.S. Senate, died unexpectedly at his home Sunday. He was 55 years old. A cause of death has not been released.