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.

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

Shortly after U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal pressed a top Trump administration official over concerns of politically motivated prosecutions and investigations, the Connecticut Democrat got a threat of an investigation from

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.

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.