The European Parliament has voted to dramatically wind back the bloc’s ESG rules following intense pressure from US business associations and state attorneys general.

A deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history has cleared an initial hurdle in the Senate, but Congress has more work to do before sending it on to President Donald Trump to sign into law.

Thursday after the longest shutdown in U. history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million workers to go unpaid for more than a ​month.

The longest government shutdown in US history is coming to an end, but it could take days — and in some cases a week or more — before normal operations resume.

The end of the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown is in sight, which means official economic data will soon be forthcoming. But even if investors and the Federal Reserve are breathing a sigh of relief,

Even as the government shutdown nears an end, Thanksgiving travel may still be affected by reduced air traffic controllers and delays.

The prolonged US government shutdown has delayed the export of US weapons worth more than US$5 billion intended to support NATO Allies and Ukraine.

But Senate passage puts the federal funding lapse on track to be over by the end of the week. Trump is expected to lean on any potential House GOP holdouts, and a cadre of moderate House Democrats could support the plan in a break with party leaders,