Clashes between CT's U.S. senators and the Trump administration intensified as battle lines hardened with no movement on the federal shutdown.

Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her first hearing since her confirmation.

The caller, who was identified as a Republican and a military spouse, said she wouldn't be able to afford her children's medication if the shutdown continues.

A C-SPAN caller, who was also identified as a Republican, told House Speaker Mike Johnson that her family might not be able to afford the medication that her children need to live amid the government shutdown.

Pam Bondi and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sparred during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday after Schiff listed off all the questions Bondi had dodged so far during the hearing.

Calif., presses Attorney General Pam Bondi on a list of topics she refused to discuss during the Senate Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing, including bribery allegations against Tom Homan, the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey,

The risk of COVID-19 hung over Monday's opening of Amy Coney Barrett's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, with the Senate hearing room including the judge's children and at least one lawmaker who tested positive for the disease.

Senate Republicans need Democratic support to reopen the government, but they aren't ready to change Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster to turn the lights back on.