Articles by Coral Murphy Marcos (now); Shrai Popat, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Schumer rejects Trump’s claim that bipartisan government shutdown negotiations are under way – as it happened

Senate Democratic leader says of president ‘if he’s finally ready to work with Democrats, we’ll be at the table’

Oct 7, 2025

Schumer rejects Trump’s claim that bipartisan government shutdown negotiations are under way – live

Senate Democratic leader says of president ‘if he’s finally ready to work with Democrats, we’ll be at the table’

Oct 6, 2025

Illinois governor vows to resist Trump administration ‘power grab’ after suing over national guard deployment to Chicago – live

JB Pritzker says Illinois will use ‘every lever’ to stop Trump’s use of military in state; federal judge says administration has two days to file a response and sets a hearing for Thursday

Oct 6, 2025