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Republican leaders don't want a government shutdown. Democrats don't either, at least not officially.

And yet come this fall, or perhaps just in time for Christmas, federal agencies might once again send their nonessential employees home and national parks and museums might close their doors—all because of President Trump's insistence that Congress fork over about $1.6 billion in seed money for his long-promised southern border wall.

It's time to "put the screws" to Republican lawmakers who promised to repeal Obamacare, one House member says, and that's why he supports reviving a successful 2015 attempt to get rid of the health care law.

"We certainly can't give up," Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said in a phone interview with The Daily Signal.

Gaetz was explaining why he decided to back a small caucus of House conservatives in its strategy to force a floor vote on a bill mirroring the Obamacare repeal passed in December 2015.

A Senate-passed bill intended to help dying patients access experimental drugs will likely face lengthier deliberations in the House. While the Senate fast-tracked the bill on Aug. 3, the House will likely subject it to a hearing and markup before bringing it up to a vote, according to congressional aides and a lobbyist.

According to Rep. Andy Biggs ("Kill the Filibuster Before It's Too Late," op-ed, Aug. 7), the Senate filibuster is the greatest obstacle blocking Republicans from fulfilling their agenda. But why is the filibuster such an obstacle? It wasn't always so.

The McLinn family of Indianapolis is still fighting for their seven-year-old son, Jordan, who was diagnosed at the age of 3 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This is an aggressive disease that results in muscle weakness and loss first attacking the extremities, eventually moving to the heart and other internal organs. There is no known cure, yet, but there are treatments that can help manage symptoms and slow progression of the disease.