An American man who had been detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban since December 2024 has been released, the US State Department announced Sunday.

The shutdown is the first since January 2019, and the fourth of Trump’s two terms. White House officials this time, though, have signaled plans to use the closed agencies as a w

US senators have failed to pass a last-minute bill to avert a government shutdown, all but guaranteeing funding will cut off at midnight ET (04.00 GMT) - here's how we got to this point

Federal agencies, meanwhile, issued detailed plans that would close offices conducting scientific research, customer service, and other activities not deemed "essential" and send thousands of workers...