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Trump’s Guantanamo Migrant Plan Yields 6 Detainees, Not 30,000

Internal records show hundreds of staff with a $73 million military tab for a site using under 2% of its 398 beds.

Trump Orders Shift to Fixed-Price, Performance-Based Federal Contracts

Brazil’s Audit Court Halts R$2.6 Billion Transfer for Santos–Guarujá Tunnel

DHS Shutdown Triggers Multi‑Hour TSA Lines as Spring Break Crowds Swell

Cabinet Secretariat Issues 100-Point Scorecards for Union Secretaries

Centre Earmarks ₹67,300 Crore for Jal Jeevan Mission With Conditional Releases After State Lapses Flagged

Think Tank Puts £8.2bn Price on Government U-Turns, Presses for Bold Economic Reforms

Russia Activates Digital Ruble for Budget Revenues as Law Takes Effect

Subway Crime Hits 16-Year Low as Hochul Pledges $77 Million to Sustain NYPD Patrols

UK Digital ID Plan Faces Commons Backlash as Minister Rejects ‘Master Database’ Claim

Delhi Cabinet Approves 10,000 School Desks From Tihar Jail Factory

U.S. Government Reopens After 43-Day Shutdown With Short-Term Funding Bill

Congress Passes Stopgap to End 43-Day U.S. Shutdown as Trump Signs Bill

Brazil Caps Seguro-Defeso at R$7.325 Billion Under Fiscal Framework, Moves Oversight to Labor Ministry

Harris Condemns White House Ballroom Plan as Shutdown Puts SNAP at Risk

USDA to Halt SNAP Benefits Nov. 1 as Shutdown Persists

Bessent Uses TV Interviews to Press Democrats to End Prolonged Shutdown

IRS Furloughs Nearly Half Its Staff as Shutdown Shutters Many Taxpayer Services

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

Shutdown Puts WIC Benefits at Risk Within Weeks