The 20-day U.S. federal government shutdown is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday.

Get live updates and the latest news as Trump hosts the Australian prime minister at the White House, the government shutdown enters Day 20, and Israel renews enforcement of the Gaza ceasefire.

The federal government has been shut down for two weeks, and there is still no end in sight as Congress remains in a heated deadlock over health insurance costs. The shutdown began after Democrats refused to sign onto a government funding bill without extending expiring tax credits that limit health insurance premiums for middle and lower class people.

The White House's political operation is telling congressional Republicans to hold firm on the government shutdown, citing internal and external polling that show Democrats' numbers are eroding. Why it matters: Since the shutdown started Oct.

U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday after a senior White House advisor said the government shutdown that began early this month could end this week. "I think the Schumer shutdown is likely to end sometime this week,

The White House revealed 49 migrants who committed crimes like murder, rape and assault who received Medicaid.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversees such projects.

The new White House Bluesky account began with a trolling start as it shared a 50-second video compilation of President Donald Trump as its first post last week on the liberal alternative to X.

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.