President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to “nationalize” voting rules has revived a long-running constitutional debate over how much influence the federal government should have in US elections.

Government shutdowns have become a recurring feature of US politics, the product of partisan standoffs over spending that force federal agencies to halt a wide range of services.

The 43-day US government shutdown last fall was the longest and most disruptive ever. Now, Washington is on the cusp of a partial federal closure that could be among the shortest.

Joe Biden took with him just two diplomatic gifts from his time as president, including an aircraft fragment from the prime minister of Papua New Guinea, a country whose World War II history has featured prominently — and sometimes awkwardly — in his own family lore.

President Donald Trump’s move to revive the name “Department of War” could cost anywhere from a few million dollars to more than $125 million, depending on how aggressively the Pentagon tries to carry out the change, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.