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Trump ready to sign border deal, averting shutdown – reports
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders won't confirm or deny the reports, but says 'there are positive pieces' in the deal
Backlash as billionaire cabinet member dismisses U.S. shutdown hardship
Asked by CNBC television whether he was aware that some federal workers were getting food from homeless shelters, Ross says: 'Well I know they are and I don't really quite understand why'
Trump delays State of Union speech until government shutdown ends
Donald Trump backs down in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address, agreeing to delay it until a US government shutdown ends
War of words rages as Pelosi blocks Trump's speech to Congress
Trump tell reporters, the 'State of the Union speech has been cancelled by Nancy Pelosi because she doesn't want to hear the truth' about border security, adding that he is considering an 'alternative' for the speech
Trump vows not to 'cave' on 32nd day of government shutdown
'No Cave!' tweets the US president again blaming congressional Democrats for the chaos, insisting he will not lift his shutdown on federal government funding unless they approve his plan for more walls along the US-Mexican border
Little chance of quick end to painful month-long U.S. shutdown
The shutdown directly affects 0.5% of the labor force but has started to indirectly hit the morale of more than half of consumers, according to a survey by the University of Michigan
Trump attacks House speaker for rejecting Mexico wall deal
This comes after Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Donald Trump's offer of temporary protection of migrants a 'non-starter'
Trump grounds House speaker, scraps Davos trip amid shutdown
(UPDATED) The mess in the US capital already verges on the surreal as Congress feuds with the White House over how to end an impasse now in its fourth week, with thousands of federal workers left unpaid
U.S. shutdown after 4 weeks – food banks and job fairs
Communities from Washington to Kodiak, Alaska are feeling increasing pain, with the cutoff of paychecks to families snowballing to hit stores and businesses dependent on their spending
U.S. shutdown sends economy into uncharted waters
The United States government shutdown is squeezing an estimated $1.2 billion a week out of the country's economy, says an analyst
Government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history
The standoff has turned into a test of political ego, particularly for Trump, who came into office boasting of his deal making powers and making an aggressive border policy the keystone of his nationalist agenda
Trump on ending shutdown: 'We have to build the wall'
(UPDATED) 'It's about safety, it's about security for our country,' United States President Donald Trump says
Partial U.S. government shutdown enters 3rd week
'Not much headway made today,' says US President Donald Trump as the partial US government shutdown enters its 3rd week
Trump warns U.S. government shutdown could last a 'long time'
One day before Democrats take over the House of Representatives, US President Donald Trump shows no signs of backing away from his insistence that Congress cough up $5.6 billion for his 'beautiful' southern wall
Trump calls for shutdown talks with Congress leaders
The legislation's future appears uncertain, as it does not contain funding for a wall along the US-Mexico border, as demanded by Trump
Tokyo stocks dive more than 5% on fears over U.S. economy
(UPDATED) The Nikkei 225 index dips below the 20,000 level for the first time since September 2017
U.S. stocks dive after brutal holiday-shortened session
The Dow falls 2.9% to 21,792.20 after its worst week since the 2008 financial crisis
Trump signals retreat on wall funding, but shutdown threat remains
'The president asked every one of his cabinet secretaries to look for funding that can be used to protect our borders,' White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders says
Washington careens toward government shutdown with no deal in sight
The White House appears dug in on Donald Trump's call for Congress to budget $5 billion in 2019 to fund a wall on the US-Mexico border that he insists will check illegal immigration
Trump defends Ivanka's private emails as lawmakers launch probe
'Early on and for a little period of time, Ivanka did some emails. They weren't classified like Hillary Clinton. They weren't deleted like Hillary Clinton,' says Donald Trump
U.S. Senate passes huge spending bill to avert gov't shutdown
Triggering a 3rd government shutdown of the year would have been a deep embarrassment for the Republican-led Congress ahead of mid-term elections in November
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 22, 2018
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U.S. lawmakers clinch spending deal to avert gov't shutdown
House Speaker Paul Ryan hails the $1.3 trillion spending bill as marking 'the beginning of a new era for the United States military,' while minority leader Chuck Schumer says it will fulfill Democratic priorities
U.S. gov't in shutdown as Senate misses midnight funding deadline
(3rd UPDATE) The upper chamber of Congress reopens in the dark of night for a new session at 12:01 am Friday, February 9, launching a new effort to pass a bill to extend federal funding for 6 more weeks
U.S. Congress votes to end shutdown, Trump claims victory
(UPDATED) US government operations will essentially return to normal on Tuesday, January 23
Congress eyes temporary budget as U.S. shutdown deadline looms
House Speaker Paul Ryan says he does not believe lawmakers will allow federal operations to stop
U.S. Secret Service crunched by Trump and family's travel
Randolph Alles the service s chief says 1 100 agents will exceed caps for the fiscal year on salary and overtime pay because of the crushing workload
Trump to insist on border wall funds as budget deadline looms
Will US President Donald Trump veto the spending bill if the Mexico border wall isn t funded?
Trump denies transition disarray, Bannon criticism intensifies
Despite Trump s denial there are mounting signs of turmoil in the process of selecting a cabinet and filling an estimated 4 000 political appointments
Signs of infighting as Trump weighs key posts
The high stakes process of filling more than a dozen cabinet posts has been tumultuous by many accounts
Obama to hand digital keys to successor
Obama s White House has aggressively used social media to bypass journalists and appeal unfiltered and unfact checked to voters
FBI won't disclose iPhone hack details to Apple
The federal law enforcement agency explains it does not have the technical details from the unidentified third party
Pfizer to pay $785M for overcharging US gov't on drugs
The settlement stems from allegations that Wyeth a unit of Pfizer reported fraudulent prices for two forms of Protonix
Apple denies handing source code over to China
The tech giant s general counsel Bruce Sewell tells lawmakers that Apple refused to turn over software instructions to the Chinese government
Uber reveals US law enforcement data queries
The global ridesharing giant says it got hundreds of requests from American agencies in the second half of 2015
Apple says FBI out to 'rewrite history' in iPhone case
The tech giant says the founders of the United States would be appalled by the actions of the Justice Department and FBI
FBI, Apple clash in Congress on encryption
The FBI insists it is only doing its job while Apple maintains it is after the safety of iPhone users
Apple ready for encryption 'conversation' – lawyer
The American people deserve an honest conversation about the FBI s iPhone request says Apple s lawyer
Apple-FBI case has wide implications
Lack of privacy can be a matter of life and death or imprisonment says USMobile s Jon Hanour
Apple chief calls FBI iPhone case 'bad for America'
Cook maintains the definite dangers of creating a way to crack into iPhone encryption trumps concerns about something that might be there
Google boss backs Apple in encryption battle with FBI
When you create backdoors it leads to very very bad consequences which always end up harming users
CIA chief Brennan supports FBI in Apple encryption case
The FBI clearly has a legitimate basis to try to understand what is on [that] phone says Brennan
Apple fight on iPhone access extends to other cases
This backs the tech giant s argument that the California case is about more than one iPhone
Obama to unveil election-tinged budget
Legislatively the future looks bleak for Obama s 2017 fiscal year plan but it provides him an opportunity to fashion national and Democratic party priorities
Chinese hackers got US security files – report
Investigators are looking at two separate attacks widely believed to be from China accessing government employee records in a database at the Office of Personnel Management
US provides P890M for facility monitoring PH waters
The facility is built inside the headquarters of the Philippine Coast Guard
US pays Philippines P87M for Tubbataha damage
UPDATED The Philippines received this full amount on January 20 the Department of Foreign Affairs says
Context: The US in PH anti-terror campaigns
Let’s start with a basic fact: the US has been involved in counterterrorism operations in the Philippines for more than a decade
US reiterates support for PH anti-terror fight
The SAF units fought with bravery and demonstrated their commitment to ensuring peace and order in their country says the embassy
US House approves bill averting government shutdown
Faced with the need to act before fiscal year 2015 begins on October 1 members of the House of Representatives vote 319 108 to keep government funded at current levels until December 11
