The only ‘no’ vote on releasing Epstein files
AdminsNearly every Republican in the US House of Representatives voted on a bill to compel the release of documents tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The lone "nay" came…
Is the US government shutdown over, and why did it happen?
Getty Images The longest-ever US government shutdown has ended after 43 days. The fallout left around 1.4 million federal employees unpaid, suspended food to many low-income Americans and both delayed…
Trump signs spending bill to end longest shutdown in US history
President Donald Trump has signed a spending bill to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in US history. He signed the short-term budget into law just hours after…
Supreme Court rules full Snap food benefits can be temporarily halted
Getty Images The US Supreme Court has issued an emergency order temporarily allowing the Trump administration to withhold billions of dollars' worth of funding for food benefits used by millions…
US nuclear stockpile agency to furlough hundreds amid shutdown
Getty Images The US agency that oversees the country's nuclear stockpile will furlough about 1,400 of its employees as the government shutdown enters its 20th day. The temporary job cuts…
US shutdown to continue after funding measures fail again in Senate
The US Senate failed for a fifth time on Monday to pass spending measures that would reopen the government. Competing proposals by Democrats and Republicans were both shot down, failing…
US shutdown looms after Trump and Democrats end meeting without a deal
The US is hurtling towards a government shutdown on Tuesday night, and there appears to be little appetite on either side of the partisan divide to avoid it. A last-ditch…
Republican Senator Thom Tillis to leave Congress after clash with Trump
Getty Images Senator Thom Tillis said on Sunday that independent thinkers in Washington have become an "endangered species". A Republican US senator from North Carolina has said he will not…
Nearly 12 million estimated to lose health coverage under Trump budget bill
Bloomberg via Getty Images Republicans are scrambling to pass the Big Beautiful Bill through the senate ahead of a self-imposed 4 July deadline. A sprawling budget bill in the US…
Will Republicans win the House? The outstanding races to watch
The party that will control the US House of Representatives for the next two years is not yet decided - but the Republicans look to be inching towards a majority…