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The US president hails the passage of the budget legislation after days of uncertainty and negotiations that went down to the wire. United States President Joe Biden has signed into …

A last-minute budget bill has passed in the United States House of Representatives to keep the federal government funded and running through mid-March, averting an impending shutdown. The continuing resolution …

Some House Republicans are privately fuming after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy got involved in congressional talks on government funding, leading the charge to tank a bipartisan deal. Several GOP …

After Congress returns from Thanksgiving break in December, they will have just weeks to approve continued government spending past the Dec. 20 deadline.  In floor remarks last week, Senate Majority …

House Republican leadership on Sunday unveiled its second plan to avert a government shutdown, opting to ditch a key provision from the first attempt that Democrats had roundly opposed. The House GOP …

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., unveiled a plan to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of this month during a lawmaker-only phone call Wednesday morning. Johnson is aiming …

The union representing workers at the Canadian National Railway (CN) says they will strike next week, in a new threat to the economy after promising to challenge a government decision …

Ottawa orders railroads to enter arbitration with labour union to avert prolonged disruption to services. Canada’s government has intervened to end a shutdown of freight rail services that had raised …

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A fast-spreading wildfire east of San Francisco has burned through more than 12,000 acres, shut down major highways and prompted evacuation orders for nearby residents, according to public safety alerts …