A prolonged deadlock among US lawmakers over immigration enforcement has threatened to push the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) toward a partial government shutdown from Saturday, as political tensions rise following two fatal shootings in Minneapolis, AFP reported. Ahead of the partial shutdown, the top Democrat in the Republican-controlled Senate, Chuck Schumer, said, “For weeks,…
(Bloomberg) — Political turmoil in the US House over President Donald Trump’s immigration raids risks prolonging a partial government shutdown that began Saturday. Speaker Mike Johnson faces a tricky path to clear a Senate-passed spending package — the product of a negotiation between Trump and Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. That bill would fund most agencies…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officially opened tax filing on Monday, Jan. 26, signaling the beginning of the 2025–2026 tax season. However, concerns over refund status increased after the US government slipped into a partial shutdown on Saturday while awaiting House approval of a funding agreement President Donald Trump negotiated with Democrats following nationwide outrage…
The US government entered a partial shutdown Saturday, January 31, as the House awaited approval of a funding deal worked out by President Donald Trump with Democrats. The lapse is expected to be short, and most essential federal workers, like the military and air traffic controllers, will continue working. The House is also expected to…
As the United States federal government entered a partial government shutdown on Saturday, January 31 after the Congress failed to approve a deal to keep some operations funded, the House Speaker Mike Johnson said he has enough Republican votes to end the shutdown, Reuters reported. He said once the shutdown ends, the chamber will debate…
US embassies across the world have announced that their X handles will be less active amid the partial government shutdown in the country. The US Embassy in India posted a message on its “Because of the lapse in appropriations, this The US Embassies of Bangladesh and France issued similar statements. US government shuts down partially…
The partial government shutdown that began on Saturday is very different from last fall’s record-long closure which lasted 43 days. Essential operations will not stop, but employees may go unpaid if the standoff continues, and some could be placed on furlough. impact The temporary lapse in government funding impacts the Pentagon as well as agencies…
Democrats in the US Senate and President Donald Trump’s administration are holding talks that could lead to new limits on federal immigration agents and help avert a partial government shutdown, according to a reuters report citing a source. This comes after Minneapolis shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents this month. Although no deal…
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