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Siobhan Hughes

ARTICLES BY SIOBHAN HUGHES

A demonstrator holds a cardboard depiction of U.S. President Donald Trump outside the U.S. embassy during a protest following the U.S. attack on Venezuela (REUTERS)

Why democrats aren’t threatening another shutdown this time

5 min read . 06 Jan 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

The secret meeting that ended the shutdown

5 min read . 13 Nov 2025

The White House had raised the possibility of denying back pay for furloughed workers. (AFP)

Breaking down the shutdown deal, from back pay to a $500,000 surprise

4 min read . 13 Nov 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump walks before boarding Marine One at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard (REUTERS)

Powers of Trump and Congress collide in government shutdown fight

6 min read . 01 Mar 2025

Trump has threatened to take steps that would undermine the Senate’s confirmation powers and Congress’s role in budgeting—the most essential powers of the two chambers. (REUTERS)

Trump’s top team sets stage for White House power grab

1 min read . 16 Nov 2024

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, donated more than $400 million to nonprofits to help conduct elections during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. (File Photo: AP)

Mark Zuckerberg says goal is to be ‘neutral’ on politics

3 min read . 27 Aug 2024

The 81-year-old Biden is the oldest person to hold the presidency. (Photo: Reuters)

Behind closed doors, Biden shows signs of slipping

15 min read . 05 Jun 2024

The Senate’s final passage, expected for early Tuesday, comes amid intense GOP infighting over Ukraine.

Senate on Verge of Passing $95.3 Billion Ukraine, Israel Aid Package

5 min read . 13 Feb 2024

Senator james Lankford (R., Okla.) will brief the House’s conservative Republican Study Committee on Wednesday and will separately update Senate Republicans at a closed-door meeting later in the day.

Border Security Fight Imperils Budget Deal, Funding for Ukraine

4 min read . 10 Jan 2024

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing on oversight of the credit reporting agencies at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2023, (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (AP)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Seeks Information From First Republic’s Former CEO

4 min read . 05 May 2023

Mr. Biden’s downbeat assessment put a fine point on the challenges facing Democrats, who are united around a sweeping measure to set new federal standards for voting. (REUTERS)

Biden dealt setback on elections bill, filibuster

5 min read . 14 Jan 2022