The most pressing political question in Washington right now is whether the government will shut down at 12:01am on October 1.

A possible government shutdown is days away, with the Trump administration and GOP lawmakers locked in a funding standoff with Democrats. Follow for live updates.

President Trump is scheduled to meet Monday with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Democrats are eager to hammer Trump on the economy, where his polling is at its lowest point. But Republicans are confident economic sentiment is about to turn in their favor.

President Donald Trump, who holds the job once reserved for the leader for the free world, had no words of reassurance or poetic invocations of democratic values for America’s alarmed allies in an address to the UN General Assembly in which he,

President Trump says he is designating the decentralized anti-fascist movement known as “antifa” as a terrorist organization, as conservatives blame left-wing groups and ideas for creating the conditions that led to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

"I was talking to a buddy of mine at work about this. One of the few things I remember about American government in school was the concept of checks and balances: no single branch of government could have absolute power.

We wanted to know if you think America is better off, if Trump is focusing on the right issues with his policies or if he ... to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico than what he has been doing regarding the Hamas kidnappings since taking office.

"Most of you have seen the recent statement I put out a little while ago... I really do feel that. Let them get their land back. So we'll see how it all works out."

The Connecticut Democrat has distributed nearly $1 million this year to groups organizing against the Trump administration.

How Trump has made his mark in politics and in our minds.