Rubio grilled on Iran, says US won't swap sanctions relief for straitIran war news: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that Iran sanctions relief is linked to its nuclear program. He stated this duri...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
With largest US commuter rail system shut down, federal labor officials urge unions to resume talksFederal officials urged unions representing workers at the Long Island Rail Road to resume negotiations after a strike entered its second d...
18 May, 2026, 06.37 AM IST
With ceasefire talks stalled, Trump and Hegseth claim 'control' over Iran and Strait of HormuzKuwait alleges Iran attempted an attack on Bubiyan Island. This incident occurs as U.S. President Trump visits China. Tensions are high in ...
13 May, 2026, 07.17 AM IST
Allies will 'face consequences' for not helping US, says Pete Hegseth"Model allies that step up, like Israel, South Korea, Poland, Finland and the Baltics, will receive our special favour," Hegseth said in pr...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Is the government still shut down in the US? What’s happening at DHSThe Department of Homeland Security remains in a prolonged shutdown, now in its ninth week, due to a political impasse over immigration enf...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
DHS shutdown enters its 40th day: Senate moves to end deadlock — what happens nextThe Department of Homeland Security shutdown has entered its 40th day, amplifying political strains in the Senate. A proposal backed by Don...
26 Mar, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
House Republicans pass 'big' budget blueprint, paving the way for Trump's agenda of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in cutsHouse Republicans have narrowly passed a budget blueprint, advancing a $4.5 trillion tax break plan and $2 trillion in spending cuts. The p...
26 Feb, 2025, 07.28 PM IST
After sailing through House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to SenateThe Republican-controlled House voted 314-117 to send the legislation to the Senate, which must enact the measure and get it to President J...
01 Jun, 2023, 06.30 PM IST
Debt ceiling talks stuck on classic problem: Republicans demand spending cuts and Democrats resistTime is short to strike a deal before a deadline as soon as June 1, when the Treasury says the government risks running out of cash to pay ...
24 May, 2023, 09.09 PM IST
Debt limit standoff brings tough talk, little action as Joe Biden, world leaders watch for progressThe Biden administration and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., are racing for a budget deal that would pave the way to increase the n...
21 May, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
White House, Republican negotiators on US debt ceiling leave Capitol with no progress citedA second Republican negotiator, Representative Patrick McHenry, said McCarthy would be briefed on the status of the talks. Neither lawmaker...
20 May, 2023, 10.23 PM IST
US President Joe Biden optimistic on debt talks but says he won't accept 'extreme' Republican demandsWith the Treasury Department warning that the US government could run out of money as early as June 1 -- triggering massive economic disrup...
20 May, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
Here's why odds of a shutdown are now astoundingly high for CongressBarack Obama's successes in persuading enough Democratic senators to support the Iranian nuclear deal may actually complicate things on the...
09 Sep, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
US Senate Republicans seek smaller budget cuts than House planThe Senate version would achieve a surplus a year later, in 2025, and assumes nearly $1 trillion in revenue from some expiring tax breaks.
19 Mar, 2015, 02.19 AM IST
US Republicans voice little appetite for new shutdown fightRepublicans are now gleefully watching the healthcare law's struggles and many believe it will collapse without much further prodding.
19 Nov, 2013, 04.13 AM IST
US Shutdown: Barack Obama steps up effort to resolve fiscal impasseObama has stepped up his personal engagement with Congressmen to resolve the fiscal impasse that triggered government shutdown for the firs...
10 Oct, 2013, 09.50 PM IST
US Shutdown: Barack Obama steps up effort to resolve fiscal impasse"Obama is disappointed that Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner is preventing his members from coming to the White Hous...
10 Oct, 2013, 04.58 PM IST