Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche as US Attorney GeneralAmidst shifts in the Justice Department's hierarchy, President Donald Trump is set to nominate Todd Blanche as the new Attorney General. Bl...
04 Jun, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
Is Spirit Airlines shutting down after losing $500M lifeline— here's how Spirit Airlines collapse spikes ticket pricesSpirit Airlines is preparing for a potential shutdown: According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and other major outlets on May 1, ...
01 May, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
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
Government shutdown looms: Congress unveils massive federal funding bill ahead of January 30 deadlineFederal government funding: Lawmakers have unveiled a comprehensive bipartisan funding bill to avert a government shutdown, ensuring federa...
21 Jan, 2026, 01.20 AM IST
US government shutdown nears end as senate reportedly reaches bipartisan deal funding SNAP, VA, and agriculture departmentsA bipartisan deal has been reached in the Senate to end the 40-day government shutdown, with a stopgap funding package set to keep the gove...
10 Nov, 2025, 08.38 AM 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
Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ended shutdown threat"This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted," Biden said in a statement. "But it rejects ext...
24 Mar, 2024, 12.27 AM IST
US Senate passes spending bill, averts imminent shutdownThe U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown by approving a $467.5 billion spending package for agriculture, transportati...
09 Mar, 2024, 06.42 AM IST
US Congress leaders announce partial budget dealOver five months into the fiscal year, the divided Congress still has not approved the 12 annual spending bills that make up the federal bu...
04 Mar, 2024, 08.15 AM 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
US Congress ready to approve another $40 billion for UkraineContained in the bundle is $6 billion earmarked to allow Ukraine to boost its armored vehicle inventory and air defense system.
19 May, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
'We have a deal': Biden announces infrastructure agreementIt includes more than a half-trillion dollars in new spending and could open the door to the president's more sweeping $4 trillion proposal...
25 Jun, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
U.S. senators haggle over funding of $1 trillion infrastructure compromiseBiden told reporters last week that he will have a response to the plan as soon as Monday after reviewing it. Twenty-one of the 100 U.S. se...
20 Jun, 2021, 10.52 PM IST
Congress averts shutdown, buys time for more COVID-19 talksThe talks are stalled but there is universal agreement that Congress won't adjourn for the year without passing a long-delayed round of pan...
12 Dec, 2020, 03.39 PM IST
White House proposes new $916 bn stimulus plan to break deadlockThe proposal comes weeks before Trump is set to hand over power to President-elect Joe Biden and a new Congress takes office, and as the co...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
- Senators spar over Obama stimulus
Democrats and Republicans are seeking changes worth tens of billions of dollars to President Barack Obama’s economic-stimulus package as th...
04 Feb, 2009, 01.39 AM IST
- Senate cancels vote on doomed auto bailout
The Senate's top Democrat has called off a planned vote this week on a $25 billion auto industry bailout.
20 Nov, 2008, 04.52 AM IST