US politics
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
Federal Reserve’s Powell dodges questions on his future, but has advice for his successor
Powell’s term as chair ends in May
Trump’s economic promises meet political reality
The 2026 midterm elections loom as a potential disaster
Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models later used by China’s military, lawmaker says
Nvidia’s H800 chip was designed for the China market and sold there before H800s were put under US export controls
US federal officials dig in on Minneapolis shooting narrative, contradicting video evidence
Second ICE-related death in the city has raised tensions between locals and federal officials
US House panel advances bill to give Congress authority over AI chip exports
[NEW YORK] The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly advanced a bill that would give Congress power over artificial intelligence chip exports, despite pushb...
Democratic senators demand records on Powell probe
US DEMOCRATIC senators Elizabeth Warren and Dick Durbin on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to turn over records related to the Justice Department’s criminal probe of Federal...
The ‘tech left’ is different this time
Many Silicon Valley leaders have embraced Trump’s second term. Will political dissent among US technology workers rise again?
US posts record US$145 billion December deficit as outlays outpace receipts
The deficit for the first three months of fiscal 2026, which started on Oct 1, 2025, totalled US$602 billion, down US$109 billion
Trump ‘always’ respects election results, but in the US, he says they’re ‘rigged’
The US president consistently seeks to undermine faith in the voting process
