Senator, what are you doing in Washington DC on a Friday night. >> Waiting to see if we're going to vote again this weekend and if Republicans will accept our offer to reopen the government and extend the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies that help make it affordable for millions of Americans. I know today they rejected it out of hand, but after my colleague, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, who you just had on the show, uh went over and talked to a big group of House members, she came back and shared with me ...

As the pain of the protracted government shutdown hits Americans across the country with thousands of federal workers furled and millions of SNAP food aid recipients facing uncertainty about November's benefits. Despite a federal judge's ruling that the Trump administration must pay them, small businesses around the country are stepping up to do what they can to help community members in need. Heritic coffee shop in Portland, Oregon, has raised more than $300,000 to feed people potentially losing food benef ...