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WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night passed a Senate-approved spending package, ending the congressional deadlock that led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. While the shutdown’s end brings temporary relief, it also exposes a far deeper malaise: a paralyzed …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The record-breaking U.S. federal government shutdown was expected to end soon after the congressional approval of a spending package on Wednesday. However, as bipartisan power struggles show no sign of alleviating, the recurrence of this shutdown remains highly possible within just two months. …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | On the first day of a federal government shutdown, Russell Vought, the White House budget director, said Wednesday that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will start a mass firing of federal workers in the next “one to two” days. The federal …

Once the bill clears the Senate, senior lawmakers will have until March 11 to reach an agreement on how to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a short-term bill to extend federal government funding …