Did the government shut down last night? Here’s what you missed while you sleptThe U.S. federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. EDT on October 1, 2025. This happened because Congress and the President could not agre...
01 Oct, 2025, 04.51 PM IST
Trump administration to take control of Washington's Union StationThe Transportation Department, under President Trump, plans to reclaim management of Washington's Union Station, citing concerns about its ...
28 Aug, 2025, 09.34 AM IST
An upcoming iPhone update has raised alarm among Republican fundraisers in the US. Here's whyRepublican fundraisers are worried about Apple's upcoming iPhone update, fearing it could hinder voter outreach and fundraising efforts. Th...
27 Aug, 2025, 10.06 PM IST
Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from AmtrakTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the federal government is taking over management of Union Station from Amtrak, citing disrepa...
27 Aug, 2025, 07.00 PM IST
U.S capital on high alert: Why is Donald Trump deploying troops on a war footing in Washington, DC?Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that the rule of Washington could be returned to federal authorities. Doing so would require a repeal...
08 Aug, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
Trump orders increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington to 'make DC safe again'Amid rising concerns over crime in Washington, D.C., President Trump has ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement for at le...
08 Aug, 2025, 07.50 AM IST
Chicago commuters in limbo as Union Pacific fights Metra’s bid for trackage rightsUnion Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board to reject Metra’s request for trackage rights in Chicago, raising fears for daily ...
24 May, 2025, 12.17 PM IST
How Elon Musk's US government efficiency panel might workPresident-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head a new panel aimed at streamlining the U.S. government. The...
14 Nov, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
Three dead, multiple injuries in US train derailmentSeven of the Amtrak train's approximately eight cars derailed on a route from Los Angeles to Chicago when it struck the truck at a rail cro...
28 Jun, 2022, 06.24 AM IST
Biden year one takeaways: Grand ambitions, humbling defeatsJoe Biden's long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office. He achieved it -...
18 Jan, 2022, 02.20 PM IST
Roads, transit, internet: What's in the infrastructure billThe bill cleared the House late Friday on a 228-206 vote, ending weeks of intraparty negotiations in which liberal Democrats insisted the l...
06 Nov, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm US CapitolThe siege of the Capitol, home to both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, represents one of the gravest security lapses in r...
07 Jan, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
Congress approves $900 billion COVID relief bill, sending to TrumpLawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business in a massive bundle of b...
22 Dec, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
US Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief billThe relief package agreed to on Sunday and expected to draw votes in Congress on Monday, would establish a temporary $300 per week suppleme...
21 Dec, 2020, 08.23 PM IST
View: Biden's ability to reach out to those in distress and comfort them sets him apartAs Biden stated during his farewell speech in the US Senate, "Every good thing I have seen happen here, every bold step taken in the 36-plu...
08 Nov, 2020, 07.02 AM IST
For self-driving startups, revenue is elusive, but miles add upWaymo is starting to charge passengers fees. Riders of the company’s Waymo One program must pay, even though they are selected from a group...
15 Feb, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
Reasons why everything American should not be lapped upMany Americans are now, rather blasphemously, asking why their country does not follow the European model of public delivery.
30 Dec, 2017, 03.00 PM IST