US Federal judge halts further closure of USAID |
Listen to article A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from taking further steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID), following a legal challenge over the actions of the Department for Government Efficiency (Doge), led by Trump ally Elon Musk. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, Judge Theodore Chuang stated that […]
US Congress has two days to avert shutdown as Trump rejects spending bill
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after Republican President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal late on Wednesday and demanded lawmakers also raise the nation’s debt ceiling before he takes office next month. Trump pressured his fellow Republicans in Congress to reject a stopgap bill to keep the […]