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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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: When Orleans Parish voters head to the polls this Saturday, there will be three questions on the ballot about money. The city is hoping to raise more than $500 million ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he wants to order 25 Patriot air defense systems from the United States, as Ukraine desperately tries to fend off relentless Russian ...

Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. The Senate advanced a bill that could end the government shutdown. It ...

It’s not in President Donald Trump’s nature to accentuate the negative — at least not when it comes to his own performance or plans — and in the current moment, that has put him at risk of sounding ...

The US government shutdown reached its 36th day yesterday, making it officially the longest in the nation’s history – and there’s no end in sight. There have been 15 federal shutdowns – “the product ...

Leiden University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Americans voted in elections on November 4 in the first major test of whether Republicans can hold together the coalition of ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Democrats face an uphill battle to recapture a U.S. Senate majority in the November 2026 midterm elections, as Republicans are defending just two seats seen as ...

Last night closed another election in America. A familiar ritual: millions of people refreshing news feeds, clenching their teeth, hoping their candidate would bring peace and prosperity to their ...