Mike Johnson claims ‘big-hearted’ president wants to reopen government; FBI fires official amid Patel’s outrage over stories about jet use – key US politics stories from Sunday 2 November

Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019

Trump pushed his Party to get rid of the Senate rule that requires 60 votes to overcome objections and gives the minority Democrats a check on GOP power. The government shutdown…

House speaker says president has ‘tried everything he can’ even while Trump delays food benefits to millions

Mike Johnson claims ‘big-hearted’ president wants to reopen government; FBI fires official amid Patel’s outrage over stories about jet use – key US politics stories from Sunday 2…

Republicans claim US president ‘desperate’ to end shutdown, which has now entered 33rd day