P resident Donald Trump’s approval rating dipped to 40%, a low point for his second term, in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday, as two polls show Americans blame Republicans more than Democrats, for the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the country has ever seen, enabling his budget office a rare authority to pick winners and losers — who gets paid or fired — in an...

Many economists have thought that move could be political suicide, as it would lead to a spike in inflation again.