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  House passes bill to end US government shutdown, sends measure to Trump for signature

  World | November 13, 2025 9:00 IST

  House lawmakers made their long-awaited return to the nation's capital this week after nearly eight weeks away. Republicans used their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line with a mostly party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate has already passed the measure.

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  Thousands participate in 'No Kings' protests against Trump; US Prez says 'I'm no king' | 10 Points

  World | October 19, 2025 8:18 IST

  'No Kings' protests: Trump's Republican Party disparaged the protests, calling them "Hate America" rallies. Meanwhile, Trump has said he is not a 'king', blaming the Democrats for the government shutdown.

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  Trump signs government funding bill, averts shutdown amid Democratic divisions

  World | March 15, 2025 23:46 IST

  President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill on Saturday, preventing a partial shutdown and securing funding through September 2025. The bill, which passed with a 54-46 Senate vote, revealed deep divisions among Democrats, as some argued it prioritised defense spending.

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  US Congress averts government shutdown, approves three-month funding bill for federal agencies

  World | September 23, 2024 4:26 IST

  The US Congress needed to pass a stopgap spending bill before October 1, when current funding expires just weeks before the November elections. However, Republicans and Democrats were divided over a voting bill which asked for proof of citizenship from voters.

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  US House passes Bipartisan Funding Bill, averts government shutdown; Senate decision looms

  World | October 01, 2023 8:00 IST

  Speaker Kevin McCarthy presented the stopgap proposal just hours before the midnight deadline, which, if not met, would have resulted in millions of federal employees and military personnel either being sent home or required to work without pay.

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  US govt shutdown: Trump cancels administrative delegation's visit to Davos, postpones Speaker Pelosi's foreign trip

  World | January 18, 2019 6:47 IST

    The longest-ever shutdown in US history has rendered over 800,000 federal employees without work, crippling the functioning of several key wings of the government including Security and State department.  

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  Trump willing to shut down US government over border wall

  World | July 30, 2018 9:00 IST

  Trump has also demanded that the US shift to an immigration system, based more on merit and less on family ties.

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  Shutdown could harm America's global stature: White House

  World | October 07, 2013 22:46 IST

  Washington: As the US government shutdown enters its second week, the White House today warned that the looming prospect of an unprecedented debt default by the world's largest economy was a “terrible” scenario that would

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  US government remains shut down as debt default looms

  World | October 07, 2013 17:12 IST

  Washington: As the US government shutdown enters its second week there were alarming signs today that the world's largest economy was headed for an unprecedented debt default and the American political deadlock on the budget

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  US Shutdown: No end in sight to the crisis on day 5

  World | October 05, 2013 18:38 IST

  Washington: The political impasse behind the US government shutdown showed no signs of abating as it entered its fifth day today with President Barack Obama asking the opposition to pass the federal budget with no

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  US shutdown opens floodgate of market gains: Nifty zooms 2%

  October 03, 2013 20:10 IST

  Mumbai: Renewed optimism on growth outlook amid global buoyancy sparked a massive buying spree on bourses today as the benchmark CNX Nifty surged by a hefty 130 points to reclaim the key 5,900 level on

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  Shutdown forces Obama to cancel southeast Asia visits

  World | October 02, 2013 18:25 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has cancelled planned stops in the Philippines and Malaysia in his upcoming trip to Asia, due to the government shutdown at home, the White House said Wednesday.Obama spoke by phone

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  US government shutdown suspends car recall notices

  World | October 02, 2013 10:19 IST

  Washington :  The US authorities have suspended posting car recall notices on its website due to the federal government's shutdown.Due to a lapse of federal government funding, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is

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  Obama blames Republicans for government shutdown

  World | October 02, 2013 9:57 IST

  Washington:  US President Barack Obama Tuesday blamed Republicans in Congress for the federal government shutdown, and defended his signature health care law.In a televised speech delivered in the White House Rose Garden on the first