President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on any country that delivers oil to Cuba appeared to be directed largely at Mexico, the only nation that has sent any meaningful fuel shipments to the island.

Democrats are pushing to remove funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless new measures are implemented.

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Large portions of the U.S. government could be forced to shut down as soon as Saturday if Congress does not resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement.

Government shutdowns have become a recurring feature of US politics, the product of partisan standoffs over spending that force federal agencies to halt a wide range of services.

A $100 million gift from financier Ross Stevens will give American Olympians what many have never had: a retirement nest egg.

Now, it has come to light that another mysterious crypto trader has opened a multi-million-dollar short position ahead of the potential government shutdown. As per the on-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens, a crypto whale called "pension-usdt.eth" opened a three-times-leveraged short position on 30,000 ETH worth $82 million on Jan. 30.

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More than 10,000 doctoral-trained experts in science, technology, engineering, math, and health fields left federal jobs last year, according to employment data released by the White House Office of Personnel Management.