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A partial government shutdown in the United States ended Tuesday after lawmakers agreed to temporarily extend funding needed for the Department of Homeland Security. Reggie Cecchini explains.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday that he believes he has the Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown within days. “We’ll get all this done by Tuesday. I’m convinced, we do have to do it by way of a rule process, which will be probably on our own,” he said on...

The weekend death of an American citizen in Minneapolis has upended the race to avert a second government shutdown, with Democratic lawmakers standing in opposition to a spending bill that includes more funding for the Department of Homeland Security. If an agreement isn’t reached by Friday, millions of Americans will again find themselves furloughed or...

Travellers experienced prolonged wait times at various U.S. airports due to the ongoing partial government shutdown on Monday. At Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had been deployed to assist TSA agents. U.S. President Donald Trump first proposed the move on Saturday if Democrats did not agree on a deal to...

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. may be inching closer to a deal to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and finally end the partial government shutdown. The impasse has been leading to long lines at airports nationwide amid a surge in callouts from TSA agents who have been working without pay for 39 days.

From immigration crackdowns, another government shutdown looming, and U.S. lawmakers rebuking President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, it’s been a busy week in the U.S. Global News Washington correspondent, Reggie Cecchini, joins Miranda Anthistle for a wrap up on what happened this week in Washington.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is deflecting blame for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents’ deadly shooting of multiple American citizens in Minneapolis, as eyewitness video runs counter to the White House’s statements. Jackson Proskow explains how the administration appears to be softening its stance on the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, and why ICE...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Thursday, ending a record 43-day shutdown that disrupted paychecks to federal workers and stranded travelers at U.S. airports.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out at Democrats over the release of Epstein emails referencing President Donald Trump, calling the leak a “distraction” from the fact that the Congress is set to bring an end to the government shutdown. She said the emails “prove absolutely nothing.”

South of the border, the weather could add to the turbulence surrounding the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Thousands of flights have been cancelled after air traffic controllers and security staff – who had been working without pay for weeks – stopped showing up. As Jackson Proskow explains, it now looks like the shutdown...

As the United States approached a historic 40-day government shutdown, those reliant on critical food benefits were caught in the middle. Candice Cole reports on the ongoing battle to fully fund the food aid program.

Even more air travellers could see their flights to or around the U.S. delayed or cancelled as Washington’s government shutdown drags on. As Candice Cole reports, the shutdown is expected to get worse and could also impact critical supply chains ahead of the busy holiday shopping season.

The U.S. government shutdown has now become the longest shutdown in history, surpassing the record set in 2019.  In this latest edition of This Week in Washington, Global News Washington bureau journalist Candice Cole takes a look at whether the stalemate might be coming to an end.

The lengthy and record-breaking U.S. government shutdown means dozens of American airports will reduce air traffic by up to 10 per cent, throwing a wrench in millions of travellers’ plans. Jackson Proskow looks at how passengers are bracing for disruptions, and what they’re being urged to do.

The full U.S. government shutdown caused by a funding lapse on Oct. 1 officially came to an end on Wednesday. A bill to reopen passed in the House and was sent to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature. It’s a significant win in terms of getting federal workers paid and getting food stamps...

The U.S. senate has passed a funding bill that could put an end to the longest government shutdown in American history. A small group of Democrats joined Republicans to break the political deadlock. The shutdown has had a major impact on everything from paycheques to flights and access to food aid. Jackson Proskow reports on...

The historic U.S. government shutdown came to an end on Wednesday night when President Donald Trump signed a budget bill that had passed the House into law. Certain programs, such as food stamps or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, would be restored in a few hours, but others would take longer. Meanwhile, the House is...

At 6 a.m. Friday, airlines in the U.S. began cancelling flights in accordance with the FAA’s official order to reduce service at America’s busiest airports. The agency said the cutbacks are necessary to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who’ve been working without pay for more than a month due to the government shutdown. Many...

Tuesday saw the fifth day in a row where over 1,000 flights had been cancelled due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The department of transportation ordered a 6 per cent decrease in flight capacity at 40 of America’s largest airports, which will increase to 10 per cent by Friday. Reggie Cecchini reports.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday that it “appears to be the beginning of the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.” Directly impacted by the 41-day shutdown have been the nation’s air traffic controller’s who NATCA President Nick Daniels also said on Monday have been working without pay and that...