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US awards grants to displaced Marawi victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 02:44 AM

MARAWI CITY—The US government has awarded micro-grants to communities and business owners displaced by the 2017 Marawi siege. Read more »

US gov't shutdown enters 33rd day as Senate prepares vote on funding

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 12:46 AM

WASHINGTON - There was no sign of relief on Wednesday for 800,000 federal workers going without pay because of the partial government shutdown as the U.S. Senate scheduled votes on competing proposals facing steep odds to end the monthlong impasse triggered by President Trump's demand for border wall funding. Read more »

Trump to make 'major announcement' about gov't shutdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 03:14 PM

The shutdown -- the longest in US history -- has paralyzed Washington and resulted in 800,000 federal employees being furloughed or working without pay. Read more »

Trump’s fast food amid shutdown

Joshua Roberts, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 10:34 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of fast food provided for the 2018 College Football Playoff National Champion Clemson Tigers due to the partial government shutdown in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., on Monday. Read more »

US government shutdown drags into fourth week amid stalemate

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 02:18 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday rejected a Republican call for temporarily reopening shuttered US government agencies to encourage negotiations with Democrats over border security issues, as a partial government shutdown limped through its 24th day.   Read more »

US shutdown sends economy into uncharted waters

Douglas Gillison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 12:56 PM

The US government shutdown on Saturday became the longest in history and is taking a growing bite out of the world's largest economy with each passing day, economists say. Read more »

Government shutdown becomes longest in US history

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 01:58 PM

The partial shutdown of the government became the longest on record at midnight Friday. Read more »

Eviction, daycare woes: for US govt workers, shutdown bites hard

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 05:33 AM

Federal employees are demanding that President Donald Trump and Congress "stop playing chicken with our lives," warning that thousands of workers caught up in a US government shutdown are struggling to make ends meet. Read more »

Trump, Democrats dig in over ending government shutdown

Richard Cowan and Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 03:07 AM

All parties were entrenched over Trump's demand for $5 billion to build a wall on the border with Mexico. Read more »

FACTBOX: Impact on U.S. government widens on 12th day of shutdown

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 04:23 AM

A shutdown of about a quarter of the U.S. government rolled into its 12th day on Wednesday, with lawmakers and President Donald Trump divided over his demand for money for a border wall.   Read more »

Trump invites congressional leaders to border security briefing: source

Amanda Becker and David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Jan 02 07:25 AM

US President Donald Trump's invitation, which was described by congressional sources as a briefing and not a negotiating session, was sent to the top two party leaders in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Read more »

FACTBOX: Departments hit by partial US government shutdown

Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 11:59 AM

Here is what is happening at key federal agencies in the US. Read more »

Trump blames Democrats for migrant children's death, amid budget impasse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 30 07:34 AM

US President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed opposition Democrats for the death of two immigrant children in US custody, comments set to heighten tensions as the second week of a government shutdown began over his demands for a wall on the US-Mexico border. Read more »

US government shutdown extends into next week

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 08:17 PM

The US government partial shutdown was set to stretch deep into next week after legislators failed Thursday to make a breakthrough in the row over President Donald Trump's demand for a US-Mexico border wall. Read more »

Global stocks mostly up after US government shutdown ends

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 08:22 AM

Most stock markets around the world pushed higher Tuesday on investor relief over the end of the US government shutdown, dealers said. Read more »

Wall St surges on government shutdown's end, aiding global momentum

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 08:07 AM

A deal to end a three-day government shutdown in Washington sent a jubilant Wall Street to a fresh set of records on Monday, as US stocks continued their seemingly irrepressible upward march. Read more »

How US shutdown will affect US commodities markets

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 04:04 PM

Commodities markets should trade normally on Monday even though key regulators, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will be operating with skeleton crews due to the US government shutdown. Read more »

Dollar sags on US gov't shutdown, losses limited for now

Shinichi Saoshiro, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 08:35 AM

The dollar sagged against its peers on Monday as a US government shutdown dented sentiment, although losses were limited for now as investors took a wait-and-see stance on developments in Washington. Read more »

US Senate leaders meet in bid to end government shutdown

Susan Cornwell and Ginger Gibson, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 22 02:22 PM

Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate held talks on Sunday seeking to break an impasse that has kept the US government shut down for two days, but it was unclear if a deal could be struck to reopen federal agencies by the start of the work week.  Read more »

Chinese state media: US government shutdown exposes 'chronic flaws'

Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 02:26 PM

China's official news agency said in a commentary on Sunday that the shutdown of the US government exposed "chronic flaws" in the US political system.  Read more »