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Texas Democrat’s win a ‘wake-up call’ for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections

Democrats have won several local and state elections since Trump started his second term last year

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer departs after speaking to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Jan 28, 2026.

Trump deal to avert major shutdown set to miss funding deadline

The shutdown fight erupted after a US citizen was killed in a confrontation with Border Patrol officers last weekend

The Senate’s 60-40 vote on Monday comes amid escalating flight disruptions, food-aid delays and frustrations in a federal workforce that has mostly gone without pay for more than a month. 

US shutdown nears end as Senate passes deal, House readies vote

A RECORD-SETTING 41-day US government shutdown is on a path to end as soon as Wednesday (Nov 12) after the Senate passed a temporary funding measure backed by a group of eight centrist Democrats.

Under the agreement, Congress would pass full-year funding for the departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs and Congress itself, while funding other agencies through Jan 30.

US shutdown nears end as Senate Democrats agree to funding deal

On Wednesday, the shutdown became the longest in US history, exceeding the 35-day closure in 2018 and 2019 under Trump

Volunteers arrange groceries during a food drive to replenish food banks ahead of a SNAP lapse at the USDA headquarters in the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Oct 30, 2025.

Trump blasts Democrats as government shutdown becomes longest ever

The US government shutdown has topped the 35-day record set during Trump’s first term

Polls show Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with the cost of living, along with rising concern over the impact of Trump’s global tariff war.

Trump hammered on cost of living in Democratic wave

He blamed Tuesday’s Democratic sweep on the federal government shutdown - now the longest ever, at 36 days - over a budget standoff in Congress

Zohran Mamdani’s victory comes after fierce attacks on his policies and Muslim heritage.

Young leftist Trump foe elected New York mayor

NEW Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor on Tuesday (Nov 4), broadcasters projected, on a day of key local ballots across the country offering the first electoral judgement of Pr...

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference to discuss how the ongoing government shutdown is affecting SNAP food aid benefits and healthcare, Washington, D.C., Oct 28, 2025.

Democratic states sue to keep US food aid flowing in shutdown

AROUND two dozen US states run by Democrats sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday over its refusal to tap emergency funds to preserve vital food aid threatened by the government shut...

On Sunday, US President Donald Trump was asked by reporters when the administration would begin laying off federal workers. Trump responded, without elaborating: “It’s taking place right now.”

White House: Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks ‘going nowhere’

[WASHINGTON] The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are “a...

The impasse, in its fifth day, showed no signs of ending, with a top Democrat saying there had been no talks between congressional leaders since Monday.

Republicans warn of pain ahead as US shutdown faces second week

The White House says plans are being finalised for the firing of thousands of federal workers