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Monday, December 1, 2025
TopicUS government

Topic: US government

US govt shutdown begins after Senate fail to pass funding bill amid partisan deadlock

The shutdown would halt release of September employment report, slow air travel, suspend research, withhold troops' pay & lead to furlough of 750,000 federal workers at daily cost of $400 mn.

Moody’s US credit rating downgrade may usher in a new era—waning investor interest in US govt bonds

For the first time in over a century, world’s largest & most liquid bond market doesn’t have an Aaa rating. Over the past decade, US govt’s fiscal metrics have deteriorated considerably.

A new wave of Marathon runners is reshaping the culture of fitness in India

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Not just US, India kicked off its own ‘DOGE’ 8 years ago. Here are govt bodies that faced the axe

As Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency shakes up US, govt officials say India started winding up/merging inefficient institutions back in 2017. And layoffs were minimal.

Indian national Sai Varshith Kandula sentenced to 8 years for attempted attack on White House

The US Department of Justice said the bid was to replace the government with a dictatorship fuelled by Nazi ideology. Kandula pleaded guilty in May 2024 to a charge of willful injury.

US, Colombia deepen cooperation on migration, security

The US-Colombia High-Level Strategic Dialogue, held at White House, helped advance shared bilateral goals ahead of the upcoming High-Level Dialogue in Bogota, scheduled for May.

US govt on brink of shutdown with stopgap funding deal in limbo. What it entails & who’ll be affected

Republican-led House of Representatives tanked key funding bill. All eyes on whether or not Congress will pass funding extension before Sunday 12.01 am Eastern Time.

US lender Silicon Valley Bank fails after run on deposits

Silicon Valley Bank, struggling under weight of 'ill-fated decisions' collapsed Friday, forcing the US government to step into the largest bank failiure, since the 2008 financial crisis.

US govt lab found it ‘plausible’ Covid-19 leaked from Wuhan lab, WSJ report says

The classified document was published on 27 May 2020 by a California-based federal research facility called Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Hackers used Texas-based IT vendor SolarWinds to attack US agencies

SolarWinds said it believed its monitoring products could have been used to compromise the servers of its customers that include government agencies and corporations.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.