The Senate passed a measure to avert a shutdown on Friday. But with the House on recess, funding for broad stretches of the federal government has technically lapsed.

American investment is one of the – if not the most – powerful tools of economic statecraft,” Development Finance Corporation chief executive officer Ben Black told NYNext.

Democrats have insisted that the federal government place meaningful new limits on immigration officers — including an end to wearing masks — before they vote to fund D.H.S. They point to polls that show broad disapproval of ICE’s tactics, and some of their voters are demanding that they not back down.

The FAA imposed a surprise flight ban over El Paso earlier this week amid disagreements within the U.S. government over the use of a high-energy laser against drones at the border.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Capitol dome is reflected in a glass railing atop the National Gallery of Art, newly reopened in recent days following the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ...

Things just went from bad to worse for the hobby-grade drone industry in the U.S. For all the building tension this past year over whether the American government would actually ban top drone brand DJI, not only did the ban pass on December 23, 2025, but ...