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U.S. Debt Tops $40 Trillion

Treasury plans stepped-up long-term buybacks to steady markets.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Asks IHC for Permission to Meet Imran Before Provincial Budget

White House Seeks $152 Million to Restart Alcatraz as High-Security Prison

WA Secures $9.3 Billion in 2026–27 GST Carve-Up as Federal Top-Ups Climb

Economist Collects $470,300 After Betting DOGE Wouldn’t Cut Federal Spending

MPs Fast-Track Groceries and Essentials Benefit as Budget Watchdog Sets $12.4 Billion Price Tag

Trump and Treasury Chief Press Senate to End Filibuster Before Jan. 30 Funding Deadline

IMF Mission Begins Fiscal Data Review in Pakistan

SSA Payments Continue as Shutdown Limits Service at Local Offices

Poilievre Courts Young Voters, Rebukes Carney’s ‘Sacrifices’ Message Ahead of First Budget

Trump Escalates Shutdown-Era Spending Cancellations as Courts Deliver Mixed Rulings

Trump Hails OMB Chief Russ Vought as 'Darth Vader' in Rose Garden Shutdown Speech

Trump Orders Pentagon to Tap R&D Funds to Guarantee Troop Pay During Shutdown

Trump Orders Pentagon to Tap Available Funds to Keep Troops Paid During Shutdown

Senate Rejects Funding Bills for Seventh Time, Keeping Shutdown in Place

U.S. Shutdown Enters Second Week With Flight Disruptions as Trump Freezes Funds

San Francisco Fleet Week Presses On With Snowbirds Headlining as U.S. Military Pause Continues

Trump Begins Firing Federal Workers as Shutdown Enters Second Week

U.S. Shutdown Drags On as Trump Embraces Project 2025 and Expands Targeted Funding Freezes

U.S. Government Shuts Down as Debt Reaches $37.5 Trillion in Fight Over Entitlements