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Trump Signs Bill To End Longest U.S. Shutdown After 43 Days

Trump Signs Bill To End Longest U.S. Shutdown After 43 Days

November 13, 2025 3:20 am

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bipartisan funding bill that officially ended the 43-day U.S. government shutdown, the longest in the nation’s history, restoring pay for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and reviving critical public services.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved the measure 222–209 earlier in the day, following Senate passage earlier this week. Trump’s signature allows federal agencies to reopen as soon as Thursday, though it remains unclear how quickly full operations will resume. “We can never let this happen again,” Trump said during a late-night signing ceremony in the Oval Office, where he criticized Democrats …

U.S. Shutdown Flight Cancellations Disrupt Air Travel

November 9, 2025 12:44 am

More than 1,400 flights across the United States were canceled on Saturday and nearly 6,000 more delayed as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered airlines to scale back traffic amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, now in its 39th day — the longest in U.S. history.

The FAA this week announced it would reduce air traffic capacity by up to 10% at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports to maintain safety standards as air traffic controllers, who are working without pay, report exhaustion and increased stress.

The agency said the reductions would be implemented gradually, beginning with a 4% cut …

U.S. Flight Cuts: Shutdown Forces 10% Air Travel Reduction

U.S. Flight Cuts: Shutdown Forces 10% Air Travel Reduction

November 6, 2025 2:10 am

The U.S. government will reduce air travel capacity by up to 10% at 40 major airports starting Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced, warning that continued strain on unpaid air traffic controllers is threatening flight safety and efficiency.

The measure, unveiled during a Wednesday briefing with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Bryan Bedford, marks one of the most significant operational cutbacks since the federal shutdown began on October 1, now the longest in U.S. history.

The FAA said the cuts will roll out gradually: 4% of domestic flights will be reduced Friday, 5% Saturday, 6% Sunday, and 10% by next …

FBI: Shutdown Stalls Investigations, Raising Security Fears

FBI: Shutdown Stalls Investigations, Raising Security Fears

October 30, 2025 7:24 am

The FBI’s counterterrorism and criminal investigations have slowed dramatically amid the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history, leaving agents without funds to pay informants or carry out undercover operations. Current and former bureau officials warn the budget freeze is compromising national security.

The partial shutdown, now in its 30th day, has halted payments for informants and blocked operational travel vital to drug and gun trafficking probes, according to multiple current and former FBI employees. The bureau’s $10.7 billion budget remains partially frozen, preventing agents from reimbursing sources or traveling beyond their local jurisdictions.

An FBI spokesperson told Reuters that the …

Mystery Donor Gives $130 Million To Pay US Troops In Shutdown

Shutdown: Mystery Donor Gives $130 Million To Pay U.S. Troops

October 27, 2025 6:32 pm

An anonymous American donor gives $130 million to the Pentagon to cover troop pay during the government shutdown, prompting ethical and legal questions.

A mystery benefactor has donated $130 million to the U.S. Department of Defense to help pay military salaries during the ongoing government shutdown, officials confirmed Friday October 24, 2025 — an extraordinary gesture that has raised both praise and alarm.

The Pentagon said the contribution, made under the department’s “general gift acceptance authority,” will be used to offset the cost of salaries and benefits for the nation’s 1.32 million active-duty troops, whose pay has been jeopardized …

Trump Federal Layoffs Begin As $28B In State Aid Is Frozen

Trump Federal Layoffs Begin As $28B In State Aid Is Frozen

October 11, 2025 8:53 am

President Donald Trump has directed the withholding of at least $28 billion in infrastructure funds initially designated for states such as New York, California, and Illinois. At the same time, his administration has begun issuing layoff notices to more than 4,200 federal employees across multiple agencies. The moves come amid a protracted government shutdown and escalating tensions between Republicans and Democrats

In a court filing, the Justice Department disclosed that over 1,400 employees at the Treasury Department and at least 1,100 workers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had received layoff notices. Other affected agencies include Commerce, …

Shutdown of PH DisCo Plunges Bayelsa into Darkness

January 3, 2020 8:53 am

People of Bayelsa State celebrated the Christmas and New Year festivities in darkness as the power outage occasioned by the altercation between Ijaw youths and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) entered day 10 thursday.

Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) had after almost a year of unbearably erratic power supply in the state besieged the offices of PHEDC, forcing the staff to ground operations or improve on their services.

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The youths have since occupied the premises to protest the poor power supply to residents after several negotiations for PHEDC to supply …

Oil rises on Iran sanctions threat, Venezuela shutdown

April 1, 2019 9:13 pm

Price were also underpinned by a Reuters survey showing OPEC oil supply sank to a four-year low in March, and positive data from the world’s biggest economies, the United States and China.

Brent crude rose 26 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $69.27 a barrel by 0025 GMT, having earlier touched $69.29, a new high for 2019.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose 28 cents, or 0.5 percent to $61.87 a barrel, earlier reaching $61.89, also a new high for 2019. WTI closed up 2.4 percent on Monday.

The U.S. government is considering additional sanctions against Iran that would target
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US lawmakers in a new agreement to prevent shutdown

February 12, 2019 3:13 am

U.S. lawmakers on Monday reached a tentative deal to try to avert another partial government shutdown on Saturday, but congressional aides said it did not contain the $5.7 billion President Donald Trump wants for a border wall.

“We reached an agreement in principle” on funding border security programs through Sept. 30, Republican Senator Richard Shelby told reporters.

“Our staffs are going to be working feverishly to put all the particulars together,” Shelby said. Neither he nor three other senior lawmakers flanking him provided any details of the tentative pact.

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