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Erik Wasson

ARTICLES BY ERIK WASSON

The empty Ohio Clock corridor prior at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. The US Congress blew past a midnight funding deadline, triggering the US government's first shutdown in nearly seven years, and the third under US President Donald Trump. (Bloomberg)

US begins government shutdown with Trump, Democrats at impasse

4 min read . 01 Oct 2025

US President Donald Trump is facing anger from manufacturers and trade partners in Asia and Europe after announcing tariffs of 25% on imported steel and 10% on aluminum for a long period of time. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump opens door to trade war as EU threatens iconic US brands

3 min read . 03 Mar 2018

Several Republicans said they weren’t optimistic the extra defence spending could get through the Senate. Photo: AFP

House vote set to avoid shutdown and fund Pentagon for full year

3 min read . 06 Feb 2018

President Donald Trump says a disputed Republican memo “totally vindicates ‘Trump’ ” of any collusion with Russia or obstruction of justice in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump feels vindicated but GOP lawmakers want ongoing probe

3 min read . 05 Feb 2018

Many more Americans will begin feeling the repercussions of a shutdown that officially began Saturday after most government offices stopped work for the weekend. Photo: Reuters

Shutdown extends into third day as US Senate fails to end impasse

4 min read . 22 Jan 2018

Democrats are demanding that a stopgap include a provision permanently shielding some undocumented immigrants from deportation, while Republicans want to keep that issue separate from funding and budget negotiations. Photo: Bloomberg

US shutdown starts as Senate Democrats block GOP spending bill

4 min read . 20 Jan 2018

A file photo of US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump said to call Haiti, African Nations 'shithole' countries

3 min read . 12 Jan 2018

SpaceX and Boeing Co. are partners in Nasa’s commercial crew program, which aims to revive human spaceflights from Nelson’s state. Photo: AP

US lawmakers look into SpaceX launch that ended with lost satellite

2 min read . 11 Jan 2018

US President Donald Trump and GOP leaders have repeatedly said the president would sign the legislation before Christmas. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump is said to plan tax bill signing on 3 January to avoid cuts

1 min read . 21 Dec 2017

If US President Donald Trump and the lawmakers can agree on overall budget limits, one option would be to put that into a second short-term spending bill to keep the government open from 22 December into sometime in January. Photo: Reuters

Congress passes two-week spending bill to avoid 9 December shutdown

4 min read . 08 Dec 2017

The 80-17 vote on Thursday would suspend the debt limit and keep the government open through 8 December. Photo: Reuters

US Senate passes debt-limit deal Donald Trump struck with Democrats

3 min read . 08 Sept 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Nikki Haley urged the United Nations to impose the strongest possible measures to deter North Korea from further steps on its nuclear program. Photo: AFP

North Korea begging for war, says Nikki Haley, while seeking new UN sanctions

5 min read . 04 Sept 2017

The administration suggested the Harvey fund bill be authorized in tandem with a measure to raise the federal debt ceiling. Photo: AP

Donald Trump seeks $7.85 billion in Harvey aid, urges debt limit action

6 min read . 02 Sept 2017

Donald Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal has already been declared dead on arrival by many of his Republican allies in Congress. Photo: AP

Donald Trump seeks $3.6 trillion in spending cuts to reshape government

5 min read . 23 May 2017

A protest against President Donald Trump in Washington in February. The new bill rejects his demand for money to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. Photo: AP

US Congress inks spending deal that jettisons Donald Trump’s priorities

6 min read . 01 May 2017

Donald Trump’s also planning to announce at least the broad parameters of a tax overhaul that seems sure to have plenty to annoy Democrats. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump’s wall demands may decide whether 100th day is a shutdown

6 min read . 24 Apr 2017

A photo of House Speaker Paul Ryan, who told fellow Republicans about the spending and tax legistlation in a closed-door meeting. Passage of the spending bill in the House isn’t guaranteed yet. Photo: AP

US Congress nears lifting 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports

6 min read . 16 Dec 2015