Politics

Rachel Martin talks to Mercedes Schlapp, White House director of Strategic Communications, about the stalemate keeping the government partially closed. NPR's Kelsey Snell weighs in on the topic.

The federal government remains partially shuttered as the president holds out for money for a wall along the border with Mexico. A new Congress is sworn in on Thursday. What does each side want?

Rachel Martin talks to incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer about prospects for ending the government shutdown as Democrats take control of the House. Kelsey Snell weighs in on the conversation.

The two went to a Washington, D.C., court to get their marriage license, and were told the marriage bureau is closed because of the shutdown. They created a hashtag: my big fake Greek wedding.

New members of the House are sworn in. Border security remains a stumbling block to re-opening the government. And, the U.S. ambassador to Russia meets with the man Russia accuses of espionage.