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This blog has now closed. Read our latest politics story hereA reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest developments out of the Middle East, as Israel and Hamas continue to carry out various aspects of the US brokered ceasefire deal.This inc…
Second vote on Pentagon funding also failed meaning process to begin military operations becomes a non-starterUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federa…
Democrats and Republicans accused each other of inflexibility, while federal workers face disrupted paychecksThe government shutdown festered into its third week on Wednesday after lawmakers failed to advance legislation that would restore funding, wit…
Judge says White House office of management and budget took advantage of government shutdown in firing workersA federal court has granted a temporary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s firings of federal employees during the government shut…
This liveblog is now closed.The far-right US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is further distancing herself from her fellow Republicans and accusing men in her party of being “weak”.In an interview with the Washington Post, Greene expressed her fru…
Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdownUS politics live – latest updatesCongress remained deadlocked on legislation to reopen the federal government, as the US Senate on Tuesday a…
Exclusive: Congressional Democrats set to introduce bill to shore up the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programCongressional Democrats have launched a legislative bid to protect funding for a key nutritional support program for low-income women and…
This blog is now closed. Read our latest story hereChina has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhe…
Lindsey Graham says closure won’t push him to meet Democrats’ demands on Obama-era healthcare subsidiesRepublican and Democratic senators Lindsey Graham and Mark Kelly have dug their heels in over the government shutdown – which is now approaching two …
Washington DC-based institution says it’ll temporarily close museums and research centers in response to shutdownSmithsonian museums and the National Zoo closed their doors on Sunday in response to the ongoing government shutdown.In a statement over th…