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US House votes to end partial government shutdown, extends temporary fundi
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to The Hill, the measure was passed by a narrow 217-214 vote and has been sent to US President Donald Trump for his signature, which is expected to formally end the four-day shutdown that began on Saturday.
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Mamdani says White House meet with Trump to focus on affordability crisis
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he will push affordability issues in his White House meeting with President Trump, stressing he'll work with anyone to help New Yorkers. He plans to highlight cost-of-living concerns while maintaining he'll oppose any agenda that harms the city.
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"He asked, we agreed": US Prez Trump confirms Oval Office meeting with NYC
Updated : 6 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump will meet New York City mayor-elect Zohran "Kwame" Mamdani at the Oval Office on 21 November. The meeting comes after months of tension, with Mamdani seeking to discuss the city's affordability crisis while both leaders prepare for potential policy clashes.
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US President Trump signs bill to reopen government; ends longest shutdown
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) signed into law the funding package to reopen the federal government, officially ending the longest shutdown in American history, which lasted for a record 43 days.
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US Congress passes funding bill to end record 43-day govt shutdown; Trump
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The United States Congress on Wednesday (local time) approved the federal funding package to reopen the government after a record 43-day shutdown, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for his signature.
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Trump walks back federal funding warning, says he’ll help Mamdani "a littl
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at an economic conference in Miami on Wednesday, Trump, who had earlier called Mamdani a "communist", suggested he was open to offering limited federal support to New York, despite his sharp criticism of the incoming mayor.
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"And so it begins": Trump hits back after Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral vic
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Newly elected NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani challenged President Trump in his victory speech, saying, "Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up!" Mamdani vowed to tackle corruption, defend workers' rights, and implement his ambitious agenda despite
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"Rather see a Democrat win than a communist": Trump backs Cuomo over Mamda
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a long post on Truth Social, Trump said he would limit federal funding to New York if Mamdani elected.
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US: Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces winding down operations
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) on Friday (local time) announced that it will begin an orderly wind-down of operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee's FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Ed
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Pedro Pascal, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa sign open letter supporting federal
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Celebrities like Pedro Pascal, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa and Sabrina Carpenter have signed an open letter calling for the protection of USD 50 million in federal funds earmarked for LGBTQ youth suicide prevention programs.
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White House issues order banning federal support for child gender transiti
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The order states that medical professionals are engaging in "chemical and surgical mutilation" of children under the "radical and false claim that adults can change a child's sex through a series of irreversible medical interventions."
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US announces USD 850 million to reduce methane pollution from oil, gas sec
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that applications are open for $850 million in federal funding for projects that will help monitor, measure, quantify, and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors as part of P
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