Nine days into the U.S. government shutdown, what began as routine political brinkmanship has become a national crisis.
With around 900,000 federal workers furloughed and key agencies like the CDC, NIH, and FAA scaling back operations, the effects are being felt across every sector of American life.
Flights are delayed, food aid disrupted, and vital research paused — all while Congress remains locked in stalemate. The shutdown, which has frozen roughly $1.7 trillion in federal funding, is now testing not just the resilience of the U.S. economy but the credibility of its political system.
In this edition of NewsHour, Guy Shone asks whether Washington’s dysfunction is now routine — or evidence of a system in decline. Political analyst Peter Roff joins us live from Washington DC to examine who’s to blame, how long this could last, and what it means for American democracy.
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Appearing in a Manhattan courtroom after a U.S. military operation, Nicolás Maduro has denied narcotics and terrorism charges, as his vice president was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim leader in Caracas.
President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that tariff revenues collected by the U.S. will surpass $600 billion, saying the measures have strengthened the country financially and enhanced its international standing.
Syria on Monday denied reports of a security incident targeting President Ahmad al-Sharaa and senior officials.
Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died in the bar fire on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to abandon comments suggesting the United States should take over Greenland, calling the idea baseless and unacceptable.
Israeli media report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired a lengthy security meeting that reportedly focused on the country’s regional threats, including Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.
Flights across Greece were halted for hours on Sunday after a collapse of radio frequencies crippled air traffic communication, stranding thousands of travellers during one of the busiest holiday weekends.
At the end of last year, U.S. President Donald Trump was reported to have raised the Azerbaijan–Armenia peace agenda during a conversation with Israel’s prime minister, warning that if peace were not achieved, Washington could raise tariffs on both countries by 100 percent.
In today’s Prime Time, we covered the following conversations: Azerbaijan has shipped petroleum products to Armenia by rail for the first time in decades, marking a significant step toward economic cooperation and regional integration in the South Caucasus.
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