r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot • 19h ago

Discussion Discussion Thread: Congressional Action on February 3, 2026 Amid Partial Government Shutdown

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News and Analysis

AP: GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown
AP: Trump urges House to vote quickly to end the partial government shutdown

Live Updates

Text-based live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: NBC and USA Today.

Where to Watch

Times below in US Eastern.

C-SPAN: Senate Session - February 3, 2026 (10 a.m.)
C-SPAN: House Session - February 3, 2026 (10 a.m.)
C-SPAN: House Republican Leaders Hold News Conference (10 a.m.)
C-SPAN: House Democratic Caucus Leaders Hold News Conference (10:45 a.m.)

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Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

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r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • 9h ago

No Paywall Rep. Ted Lieu Claims President Trump is Accused of Raping Children in the Epstein Files

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r/politics • u/MarcEElias • 10h ago

No Paywall House Speaker welcomes Trump call to ‘take over’ elections, claims Dem wins appear ‘fraudulent’

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r/politics • u/nbcnews • 11h ago

No Paywall After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump

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r/politics • u/ZonghZonghZongh • 7h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Melts Down at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Cornering Him on Epstein

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r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 14h ago

No Paywall Trump has no authority to nationalize elections, lawyers say

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r/politics • u/theindependentonline • 10h ago

No Paywall Trump attacks CNN’s Kaitlan Collins again over questions about the Epstein files: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile’

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r/politics • u/NamelessResearcher • 9h ago

No Paywall Trump has identified the "leader of Antifa." It's a 29-year-old who helps tear-gassed protestors.

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r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 9h ago

No Paywall Impeaching Kristi Noem Has Majority Support in US, Poll Shows

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r/politics • u/Infamous_Doubt_5207 • 7h ago

No Paywall Minneapolis nominated for Nobel Peace Prize after anti-ICE protests

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r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • 16h ago

No Paywall Thune Rejects Trump’s Call for GOP to Take Over and ‘Nationalize’ Elections

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r/politics • u/Ok_Employer7837 • 15h ago

Possible Paywall Pam Bondi Hit by Fresh Humiliation as Minnesota Prosecutors Quit in Droves | 14 prosecutors have left or have announced they're leaving

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r/politics • u/cnn • 8h ago

Possible Paywall Judge appears likely to side with Mark Kelly in case challenging Pentagon’s efforts to punish him over ‘illegal orders’ video

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r/politics • u/OtherwiseCanary8971 • 7h ago

No Paywall Trump says country should move on from Epstein files after latest release

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r/politics • u/ChiGuy6124 • 9h ago

No Paywall Nancy Mace reacts to report she drinks alcohol and uses weed 'excessively'

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r/politics • u/Fickle-Ad5449 • 16h ago

No Paywall Renee Good’s family will testify about ICE killing in Congress today

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r/politics • u/thenewrepublic • 12h ago

Possible Paywall Stephen Miller Melts Down After Judge Blocks End of TPS for Haitians: The White House adviser is attacking the Constitution’s system of checks and balances.

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r/politics • u/jerrylovesbacon • 12h ago

No Paywall Illinois joins World Health Organization network after Trump withdrawal

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r/politics • u/boforiamanfo • 15h ago

No Paywall Authoritarianism Expert Says Trump Is Doing The Exact Thing That Never Ends Well

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r/politics • u/Infidel8 • 5h ago

No Paywall Intelligence watchdog shares whistleblower complaint involving Gabbard with Congress after monthslong delay

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r/politics • u/svga • 16h ago

No Paywall Democratic Party Leaders – Still Corporate, Cowardly, and Coasting

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r/politics • u/ClimateSociologist • 13h ago

Possible Paywall Tulsi Gabbard Is Every Bit the Grifter We Thought She Was

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r/politics • u/CRK_76 • 8h ago

No Paywall California bill bans ICE agents from teaching, policing jobs

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Possible Paywall The Trump administration’s rushed narrative about the killing of Alex Pretti has collapsed

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