Claudia Rosales

That's Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

They're fighting a daily messaging war with little signs of a breakthrough to end the shutdown.

Senate Republicans want a handful of Democrats to sign off on their stopgap bill, but won't agree to their demands.

Democrats want an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies.

to keep health premiums from spiking soon.

Claudia Rosales, NPR News.