Welcome to slot-machine Britain, where election day gives the people a chance to pull the lever on a one-armed bandit. Our bewildering range of outcomes emerges not so much from a belief that the ...

And, often, avocados pay the most of all. When Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, ran through her budget on November 26th, it was ...

Former Prime Minister Edward Heath famously asked voters whether his government or labour unions ruled Britain. Left-wing ...

The president attacked Democrats over the shutdown and other issues. President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Henry Laufer is a mathematician who was chief scientist at Renaissance Technologies. Along with his wife, Marsha, a former local Democratic party chair, he has given to support Democrats and liberal ...

The ripple effects of the longest ever government shutdown are slowly alleviating after the federal funding impasse officially ended on Nov. 12. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Nov. 12 ...

Shutdown ends after 43 days, longest in US history Fight over health subsidies unresolved Shutdown hurts economy, delays $50 billion in spending Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is due to lumber ...

The funding package that ended the longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history picked up support from a half-dozen Democrats — mostly moderates who represent competitive districts — when it ...

President Trump signs a spending package to reopen the government, shortly after the Republican-led House approved the measure. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The House voted late Wednesday to pass ...

President Donald Trump signed legislation to fund the government again — putting an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Trump signaled Monday the government would open soon, as ...

The U.S. government is due to lumber back to life on Thursday after the longest shutdown in U.S. history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million ...

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