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                                              US Government Shuts Down, 1st Since 2018: What Remains Functional, Closed- Wednesday October 1, 2025
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
 The US government has officially shut down after Democrats blocked a Republican stopgap funding package that didn't address their demands. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Trump Meets Democrats In Last Round Of Talks Before US Government Shutdown- Monday September 29, 2025
- World News | AFP
 President Donald Trump meets key congressional Republicans and Democrats at the White House on Monday, hoping to revive stalled spending negotiations on the eve of a looming US government shutdown. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Google Finds Workaround For Lobbying Rules That Omit Big Bosses- Thursday August 14, 2025
- World News | Ted Mann, Bloomberg
 Starting in 2019, Google began cutting ties with some of its external lobbying firms, a move it acknowledged publicly as part of an overhaul of its Washington operations. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Switzerland Wants To Finalise F-35A Deal With US Despite Spiralling Cost- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 Switzerland vowed Wednesday to continue its attempts to buy F-35A fighter jets from the United States, despite spiralling expense. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Spending Over Rs 5,000? Take Permission From Boss: Uttarakhand's Bizarre Order- Friday July 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Kishor Kumar Rawat
 Buying clothes for your spouse, a smartphone for yourself or even an expensive mixer grinder? If you are an Uttarakhand government employee, you will now have to not just inform your boss, but even take clearance from him. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              US House Sets Make-Or-Break Final Vote On Trump Tax Bill Soon- Thursday July 3, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending bill for early Thursday after a bruising day of Republican infighting that threatened to derail the centerpiece of the president's domestic agenda. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              US Lawmakers Approve $9 Billion Of Elon Musk's Federal Cuts- Friday June 13, 2025
- World News | Reuters
 US lawmakers on Thursday approved a White House request to claw back $9.4 billion from funding already allocated by Congress in a victory for President Donald Trump as he pushes to lock in spending cuts spearheaded by tech billionaire Elon Musk. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Allies To Rivals To Allies Again? Timeline Of Musk-Trump Feud- Wednesday June 11, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 It was the third week of Donald Trump's second term in the Oval Office. His most trusted lieutenant, Elon Musk, led a massive initiative, Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE), to slash federal spending. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Pakistan Likely To Hike Defence Spending In New Budget: Report- Tuesday June 10, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
 Pakistan will unveil on Tuesday its annual federal budget for the next fiscal which is likely to see a substantial hike in defence expenditure. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Elon Musk's Most Memorable Moments As Trump's Advisor- Thursday May 29, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 Billionaire Elon Musk has said he is leaving his role in the US government, in which he was tasked with reducing federal spending, shortly after his first major break with Donald Trump over the president's signature spending bill. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              What's In Trump's 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill'? Trillions In Tax Cuts And More- Wednesday May 14, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
 Republicans in Congress are moving with rapid speed to advance President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding as leaders work to enact many of his campaign promises. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Trump Admin Plans $40 Billion In Health Budget Cuts: Report- Thursday April 17, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 The Trump administration plans to slash annual discretionary spending at the US federal health department by around one-third, or $40 billion, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a draft budget document. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              US Congress Passes Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown- Saturday March 15, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump's radical federal spending cuts voted to keep the lights on through September. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Elon Musk's DOGE Seeks Millions From This Federal Agency For Efficiency Work- Tuesday March 4, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 Donald Trump has put Elon Musk in charge of the DOGE, tasking him with slashing public spending and tackling alleged waste and corruption. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Elon Musk Waves 'Chainsaw' On Stage Celebrating Trump's Cost-Cutting Efforts- Friday February 21, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 Elon Musk, who has bragged of putting US federal agencies "into the woodchipper" as he slashes government spending, paraded a chainsaw on stage. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              US Government Shuts Down, 1st Since 2018: What Remains Functional, Closed- Wednesday October 1, 2025
- World News | Edited by Sanstuti Nath
 The US government has officially shut down after Democrats blocked a Republican stopgap funding package that didn't address their demands. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Trump Meets Democrats In Last Round Of Talks Before US Government Shutdown- Monday September 29, 2025
- World News | AFP
 President Donald Trump meets key congressional Republicans and Democrats at the White House on Monday, hoping to revive stalled spending negotiations on the eve of a looming US government shutdown. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Google Finds Workaround For Lobbying Rules That Omit Big Bosses- Thursday August 14, 2025
- World News | Ted Mann, Bloomberg
 Starting in 2019, Google began cutting ties with some of its external lobbying firms, a move it acknowledged publicly as part of an overhaul of its Washington operations. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Switzerland Wants To Finalise F-35A Deal With US Despite Spiralling Cost- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 Switzerland vowed Wednesday to continue its attempts to buy F-35A fighter jets from the United States, despite spiralling expense. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Spending Over Rs 5,000? Take Permission From Boss: Uttarakhand's Bizarre Order- Friday July 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Kishor Kumar Rawat
 Buying clothes for your spouse, a smartphone for yourself or even an expensive mixer grinder? If you are an Uttarakhand government employee, you will now have to not just inform your boss, but even take clearance from him. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              US House Sets Make-Or-Break Final Vote On Trump Tax Bill Soon- Thursday July 3, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending bill for early Thursday after a bruising day of Republican infighting that threatened to derail the centerpiece of the president's domestic agenda. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              US Lawmakers Approve $9 Billion Of Elon Musk's Federal Cuts- Friday June 13, 2025
- World News | Reuters
 US lawmakers on Thursday approved a White House request to claw back $9.4 billion from funding already allocated by Congress in a victory for President Donald Trump as he pushes to lock in spending cuts spearheaded by tech billionaire Elon Musk. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Allies To Rivals To Allies Again? Timeline Of Musk-Trump Feud- Wednesday June 11, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 It was the third week of Donald Trump's second term in the Oval Office. His most trusted lieutenant, Elon Musk, led a massive initiative, Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE), to slash federal spending. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Pakistan Likely To Hike Defence Spending In New Budget: Report- Tuesday June 10, 2025
- World News | Press Trust of India
 Pakistan will unveil on Tuesday its annual federal budget for the next fiscal which is likely to see a substantial hike in defence expenditure. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Elon Musk's Most Memorable Moments As Trump's Advisor- Thursday May 29, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 Billionaire Elon Musk has said he is leaving his role in the US government, in which he was tasked with reducing federal spending, shortly after his first major break with Donald Trump over the president's signature spending bill. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              What's In Trump's 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill'? Trillions In Tax Cuts And More- Wednesday May 14, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
 Republicans in Congress are moving with rapid speed to advance President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding as leaders work to enact many of his campaign promises. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Trump Admin Plans $40 Billion In Health Budget Cuts: Report- Thursday April 17, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 The Trump administration plans to slash annual discretionary spending at the US federal health department by around one-third, or $40 billion, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a draft budget document. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              US Congress Passes Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown- Saturday March 15, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump's radical federal spending cuts voted to keep the lights on through September. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Elon Musk's DOGE Seeks Millions From This Federal Agency For Efficiency Work- Tuesday March 4, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
 Donald Trump has put Elon Musk in charge of the DOGE, tasking him with slashing public spending and tackling alleged waste and corruption. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
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                                              Elon Musk Waves 'Chainsaw' On Stage Celebrating Trump's Cost-Cutting Efforts- Friday February 21, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
 Elon Musk, who has bragged of putting US federal agencies "into the woodchipper" as he slashes government spending, paraded a chainsaw on stage. -   www.ndtv.com www.ndtv.com
 
 
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                        