The US federal government has partially shutdown despite a last-ditch funding deal approved by the Senate.The funding lapse began at midnight US eastern time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, hours after senators agreed to fund most agencies until September. The bill includes just two weeks' funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, […]
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Partial government shutdown begins after Senate approves spending package – NBC News
Partial government shutdown begins after Senate approves spending package NBC Newssource
Updates: Iran announces naval drills near US warships amid tension – Al Jazeera
These were the updates about the US-Iran tensions on Saturday, January 31, 2026.Confusion grows over state of US-Iran negotiationsShareSaveThis live page is now closed.Follow Al Jazeera English: source
More than 300 anti-ICE protests planned across US this weekend – The Guardian
‘ICE Out of Everywhere’ demonstrations, including vigils and marches, follow Friday’s national strike More than 300 demonstrations are expected to take place across all 50 states and Washington DC, today, in what organizers are calling “ICE Out of Everywhere”.Organizers, led by the national grassroots organization 50501, say today’s protests are a response to a series […]
Millions of Jeffrey Epstein files released by US justice department – BBC
Millions of new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the US Department of Justice, the largest number of documents shared by the government since a law mandated their release last year. Three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos were posted publicly on Friday.The release came six weeks […]