Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdownPresident Trump signed bipartisan legislation to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest agency shutdown in hi...
01 May, 2026, 11.56 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
ICE may remain at airports even after TSA pay resumes, border czar saysImmigration and Customs Enforcement agents might continue working at airports. This is despite President Donald Trump signing an order to p...
30 Mar, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdownCongress narrowly averted a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding bill. The legislation, supported by President Biden and oppose...
21 Dec, 2024, 04.23 PM IST
Trump builds his rhetoric against immigrants while Harris calls for a bipartisan councilAs the U.S. election approaches, Donald Trump has stepped up his anti-immigrant rhetoric, proposing a plan to deport gang-linked migrants a...
12 Oct, 2024, 11.36 PM IST
Kamala Harris to visit US-Mexico border, discuss security, aide saysVice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Douglas, Arizona, to discuss border security and her bipartisan plan to a...
26 Sep, 2024, 07.58 AM IST
Biden prepares a tough executive order that would shut down asylum after 2,500 migrants arrive a dayThe White House is discussing plans for President Biden to issue an executive order closing asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border if da...
03 Jun, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
Biden tries to flip the politics of immigration in the United StatesPresident Joe Biden's plan to block asylum claims may face legal challenges and risks alienating his liberal base. Critics argue it is a po...
24 Feb, 2024, 11.04 AM IST
U.S. Supreme Court allows temporary removal of razor-wire fencing at Texas-Mexico borderThe U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision permits Border Patrol to temporarily remove Texas' razor-wire fencing at the Mexico border, igniting ...
23 Jan, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
White House asks Congress for $106 billion for Ukraine, IsraelThe White House has requested Congress for $106 billion to fund various priorities including Ukraine, Israel, and U.S. border security. How...
20 Oct, 2023, 08.21 PM IST
On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate tries to approve funding but it's almost too lateThe US is facing a potential federal government shutdown as hard-right Republicans reject attempts to keep offices open. The Republicans ar...
30 Sep, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
Joe Biden swiftly begins sweeping away Donald Trump's immigration barriersThe new president plans additional immigration moves soon. On January 29 he will issue executive actions to restore US asylum protections, ...
21 Jan, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
US House votes to end shutdown amid Trump veto threat over wallThe House votes came hours after election of Nancy Pelosi in a triumphant return as House speaker.
04 Jan, 2019, 02.06 PM IST
Donald Trump invites Congressional leaders to end govt shutdownThe partial government shutdown that started on Dec 22 has affected 800,000 federal employees, who have either been furloughed or are worki...
02 Jan, 2019, 09.19 AM IST
India, China resolved dispute over large segment of border: Ram MadhavIndia and China have so far held 20 rounds of Special Representative-level talks to resolve the dispute over the 3,488-km long Line of Actu...
15 Aug, 2018, 04.56 PM IST
Barack Obama urges Republicans to pass immigration bill; 240,000 Indians to benefitThe bill would boost economy and create a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants, including over 240,000 Indians.
14 Jul, 2013, 02.44 PM IST
Senators hopeful of comprehensive US immigration reform by summerInfluential US Senators hope to have a comprehensive immigration reform in place by this summer.
29 Jan, 2013, 09.29 PM IST