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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 63: Government shutdowns
3 May 2017
As the US government struggles to agree on a budget for the rest of the fiscal year, Ed Stocker looks at why government shutdowns have become so common.
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3 May 2017
As the US government struggles to agree on a budget for the rest of the fiscal year, Ed Stocker looks at why government shutdowns have become so common.
17 December 2018
We analyse Saudi Arabia’s next move as the US withdraws its support for the war in Yemen and discuss the effect that Brexit is having on those with British passports and European roots. Plus: why is the US government at…
19 January 2018
The looming shutdown of the US government, the UK foreign secretary’s bizarre suggestion to build a bridge to France and why cities ought to approach Amazon's next headquarters with caution. Plus, Australia's word of 2017…
17 January 2019
How the US government shutdown is affecting Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Plus: what to make of the meeting between Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina's Mauricio Macri and a spotlight on France ahead of the…
7 October 2013
A look at the role of John Boehner in the US government shutdown, we learn the security features of that nation’s new $100 bills, and roam the streets of Toronto with a group of nocturnal art enthusiasts.
11 January 2019
How is the government shutdown affecting daily life in the US? Plus: how Angela Merkel’s allies are building defences against rising populism, Turkey considers its options in Syria and a wrap of the CES electronics fair.
8 October 2013
We ask if “ObamaCare” is being pushed to the side in the US Government shutdown debate, head to Rio to find out why teacher protests have turned violent, and we bid farewell to the superintendent of Liberty Island.
10 January 2019
What next for the US government shutdown as President Trump storms out of a meeting with Democrats? Plus: the biggest news stories from the Balkans and a check-in from the Pitti Uomo menswear fair in Florence.
2 October 2023
We discuss the latest US government shutdown news with Julie Norman, the Saudi-Israel normalisation deal and Russia’s ramping up of conscription. Plus: news from the world of urbanism and the culture of wonderful toilets…
28 January 2019
Will Donald Trump reinstate the US government shutdown? We also profile a group of French political protesters who wear red scarves, have the latest on Nissan’s woes and find out about Condé Nast’s latest fashion publica…
1 October 2013
We profile Jim DeMint, the Republican lobbyist who orchestrated the US government shutdown, ask whether JetBlue is right to think that you can put premier seats in a budget aeroplane, and we consider whether an Iranian…
25 September 2023
Former diplomat Lew Lukens discusses the looming US government shutdown, as time runs out for Congress to act. Plus: how stable are Libya’s political structures and what price will Russia and China expect for helping to…
11 October 2013
On day 11 of the US Government shutdown we take a step back and ask why things have become so dysfunctional, we also find out why Torontonians are opposed to high-rise living, and spend an evening in Rotterdam with Monoc…
1 October 2013
The deadline to avert a US government shutdown has passed without a deal – we hear what happens next. We’re also in Jerusalem to ask why Hamas’s money is in Shanghai, and hear from Tunisia about the rocky political future…
18 January 2019
With the US government shutdown dragging on, we ask how long workers can continue reporting for duty. Plus: a sense of crisis sweeps across Europe as France switches on its no-deal Brexit contingency plan, Australia’s row…
28 February 2024
We discuss whether Joe Biden and Congress can avoid a US government shutdown, the latest on North Korea’s nuclear threats and the electric-vehicle race between China’s BYD and France’s Renault. Plus: why France is banning…
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