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‘Hope it won’t happen again’: US federal workers return

WASHINGTON, DC – Roads and sidewalks in the US capital Washington were again clogged as thousands of federal employees returned to work Thursday following...

Customs addresses US govt’s corruption concerns

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has officially addressed the United States government’s concerns, as contained in its 2025 State Department Investment Climate Statements report,...

W. House says firings ‘imminent’ as plan to reopen gov’t collapses

WASHINGTON, DC – Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) as Democrats in Congress went home without resolving...

Jimmy Kimmel show yanked after government pressure on Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was pulled from the air Wednesday hours after the US government threatened to cancel broadcasting licenses because of comments the...

Intel agrees to give US gov’t 10% stake valued at $8.9b

WASHINGTON—Chipmaker Intel has agreed to give the US government a 10-percent stake in its business, the company and President Donald Trump announced Friday. The deal...

Columbia U to pay $200-m to US gov’t

NEW YORK – Columbia University said Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) it will pay $200 million to the US government after President Donald Trump threatened...

Musk to exit US gov’t role after first major break with Trump

WASHINGTON, DC – Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) announced he was leaving his role in US government, intended to reduce federal...

US administration cuts more Harvard funding

WASHINGTON, DC – The US government on Tuesday announced fresh funding cuts to Harvard, a day after the elite school’s president said it shared...

US shutdown threat piles funding pressure

WASHINGTON, DC – The US government was hours from shutting down Friday as Democrats smarting over President Donald Trump’s spending cuts threatened to block...

Musk says all US government staff must justify their work or lose jobs

Washington, United States—Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs,...

US aid agency places global staff on leave

 WASHINGTON, DC – The US government’s giant humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) announced it was placing its staff in the United...

Musk’s US gov’t ‘takeover’ sounds alarm bells

WASHINGTON, DC – Elon Musk has begun swinging his wrecking ball at the US government, with concerns growing over the unprecedented power that President...

US Immigration crackdown and Los Angeles wildfires

“There had earlier been attempts by the US government to crack down on TNTs, but this time the Trump EO appears determined” AS HE promised,...

US Speaker unveils stopgap bid to avoid government shutdown

The Republican party on Saturday revealed an unconventional temporary plan to fund the US government, with little room to maneuver it through a deeply...
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