Democrats block GOP spending extension as shutdown loomsUS Senate Democrats stopped Republicans' funding plan. The deadline to avert a government shutdown is near. Both parties blocked each other...
19 Sep, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
Trump administration freezes $339 mn in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violationsThe Trump administration is freezing $339 million in research grants to UCLA, alleging civil rights violations related to antisemitism, aff...
02 Aug, 2025, 07.14 AM IST
Trump's agenda faces over 70 court rulings and several judicial setbacks within first 100 daysDonald Trump's second term has faced significant legal challenges, with federal judges issuing over 70 rulings against his policies on immi...
29 Apr, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
Will Donald Trump’s FY26 budget plan leave 6 million households without heat or air conditioning? Here’s what’s at stakeAs the debate over the Donald Trump budget plan intensifies in Washington, lawmakers and public advocacy groups are expected to push back s...
19 Apr, 2025, 10.06 PM IST
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to kick off his election campaignCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative rival are launching their election campaigns amid trade tensions and annexation th...
24 Mar, 2025, 03.25 PM IST
Trump's big warning: 'All federal funding will stop for any school, college that allows...'US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all federal funding will stop for colleges and schools that allow "illegal" protests and tha...
04 Mar, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
'You are not my boss': U.S. Senator takes on Elon Musk amid ultimatum to federal workersElon Musk, following praise from President Trump, has issued a notice to US federal employees requesting weekly productivity reports. Failu...
25 Feb, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
US cities, counties challenge Trump's 'sanctuary' city crackdownA group of U.S. cities and counties, led by San Francisco and Santa Clara County, California, has filed a lawsuit to challenge President Tr...
08 Feb, 2025, 08.09 AM IST
Social Security stops issuing sex marker changes after Trump order, saves taxpayers over $1 millionThe Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, announced the termination of a Social Security contract for the Gender X marker,...
06 Feb, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Trump administration to take steps to defund Education DepartmentThe Trump administration is planning steps to defund and potentially dismantle the Education Department. Elon Musk is leading the charge to...
04 Feb, 2025, 06.08 AM IST
The federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who's hit and what's next?Here's a look at what's ahead if the government shuts down on Oct. 1.
24 Sep, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
The U.S. government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who's hit and what's next?The longest government shutdown happened between 2018 and 2019 when then-President Trump and congressional Democrats entered a standoff ove...
23 Sep, 2023, 12.33 PM IST
Trump, facing criminal charges, calls for defunding the FBITrump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, took aim at federal law enforcement authorities even though the historic criminal c...
05 Apr, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
US averts government shutdown one day ahead of deadlineWith the clock ticking down to the 11:59 pm Friday deadline, the Senate voted by 69 to 28 to keep the lights on until February 18 with a re...
03 Dec, 2021, 08.54 AM IST
Budget guru: The odds of a government shutdown just surgedThe odds of a federal-government shutdown this fall climbed significantly in the past week, according to a top expert on the federal budget.
04 Aug, 2015, 11.52 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
Barack Obama, Republicans in 'useful' talks but shutdown still onBoth sides described the 90-minute meeting at the White House as useful and agreed to keep talking but no decision was made to resolve the ...
11 Oct, 2013, 06.38 PM IST