House Speaker Mike Johnson and ABC's George Stephanopoulos sparred over Democratic healthcare proposals and Republican claims about illegal immigrant coverage amid government shutdown.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on CNN reacted to concerns by Democrats that President Donald Trump could use the shutdown to shrink the federal government. DANA BASH, CNN: I do want -- I want to talk about something you said this morning about Chuck Schumer.

Vice President JD Vance says Republicans want to resolve the health care issues that concern Democrats and led to the government shutdown but won't negotiate until it reopens.

House Republicans and Senate Democrats remain deadlocked over government funding, and Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's political calculations.

The government shut down after both parties failed to agree on a short-term deal to keep the government funded.

The Senate failed to pass a House bill to keep the government open ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.

A possible government shutdown looms as Speaker Mike Johnson distributes a memo to House Republicans criticizing Democratic positions on federal funding legislation.

While Johnson said he had not heard Trump's remarks on Tuesday -- as he was "a little busy" -- he said the president "takes crime seriously." Johnson also said Trump's comments about violence in American cities were "cherry-picked out of a long speech.