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U.S. government enters partial shutdown amid immigration funding dispute

January 31, 2026 admin

The U.S. government entered a partial shutdown Saturday (January 31, 2026) as a midnight funding deadline passed without Congress approving a 2026 Budget, though disruption was expected to be limited with the House set to move early next week to ratify a Senate-backed deal. The funding lapse followed a breakdown in negotiations driven by Democratic…

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U.S. government shutdown reaches its 40th day as senators work through crucial weekend

November 9, 2025 admin

The government shutdown stretched into its 40th day on Sunday (November 9, 2025), even as senators stayed in Washington for a gruelling weekend session hoping to find an end to the funding fight that has disrupted flights nationwide, threatened food assistance for millions of Americans and left federal workers without pay. The Senate has so…

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Vance warns ’deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

October 12, 2025 admin

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday (October 12, 2025) said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress. Mr. Vance warned that as the federal shutdown entered…

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Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote

October 3, 2023 admin

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the vote on the “motion to vacate,” drawing…

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Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown

October 1, 2023 admin

But soon after the House action, hardline Republican conservatives began targeting McCarthy’s role as speaker, claiming he had scored a victory for the “Uniparty” of Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Top U.S. House Republican Kevin McCarthy could face an untimely end to his role as speaker if party hardliners oust him, for averting a costly…

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