Rep. Greg Casar, leader of the Progressive Caucus, says Trump will own the shutdown as long as Democrats don't put up "a fake fight"

WASHINGTON — With a government funding deadline looming, the biggest sin in the eyes of the party’s base, according to Democratic officials and activists, would not be losing to President Donald Trump in a shutdown battle. It would be refusing to fight.

Democrats and Republicans are pointing at each other. A veteran GOP strategists suggests that its not as simple as that.

The government previously shut down during President Donald Trump's first term over disputes about funding his planned U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Iowa Republicans say Democrats shouldn't play politics in shutdown talks as Democrats urge the extension of ACA subsidies in a government funding deal

President Trump is out of town and key lawmakers are not talking as the deadline for a shutdown approaches on Oct. 1.

With a full federal government shutdown just days away, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is speaking out, warning that the standoff in Washington could have real and painful consequences — especially when it comes to health care.

For the first time in seven years, the federal government could shut down. As of Friday morning, Republicans and Democrats are still in a blame-casting game that has lasted since Senate Democrats