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US government shutdowns raise uncertainty but rarely have lasting effect on economy
(Reuters) -The U.S. government shutdown has thrown the brakes on the flow of federal economic data at a moment of uncertainty and division among policymakers like those at the Federal Reserve about th...
Oct 01, 2025
Factbox-The longest US government shutdowns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of U.S. federal employees stopped working on Wednesday when the government shutdown due to a budget impasse in Congress. Following are the longest shutdowns since 1980,...
Oct 01, 2025
Fired rail board member sues Trump over removal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A member of the Surface Transportation Board fired by President Donald Trump in August filed suit on Wednesday, challenging his removal. Robert Primus called his firing an "illeg...
Oct 01, 2025
Factbox-US government shutdown: What is open, what is closed
By Courtney Rozen and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government services will be disrupted until President Donald Trump and Congress agree on a spending deal. Federal agencies have ordered h...
Oct 01, 2025
Factbox-US senators who voted against their party positions on stopgap funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three U.S. Senate Democrats and one Republican crossed the political divide on Tuesday in their votes on a temporary funding bill that would have averted the federal government s...
Oct 01, 2025
US Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump bid to fire Fed's Cook; leaves her in job for now
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will hear arguments in January over Donald Trump's attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, leaving her in the post ...
Oct 01, 2025
US withholds $18 billion from New York City over DEI, OMB chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The federal government is withholding $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said on Wednesday, citing diversi...
Oct 01, 2025
US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington
By David Morgan, Bo Erickson, Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress...
Sep 30, 2025
US judge disqualifies Nevada prosecutor from four cases in blow to Trump
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. District Court Judge on Tuesday disqualified Nevada's lead federal prosecutor Sigal Chattah from supervising four criminal cases, dealing another setback...
Sep 30, 2025
New York governor criticizes ICE officers who she says shoved and injured journalists
By Ted Hesson NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul criticized federal immigration officers who she said shoved and injured journalists at a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, the lates...
Sep 30, 2025
