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US government shutdown threatens the spending power of Co

 


WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - As Republican and Democratic lawmakers trade blame for the U.S. government shutdown, some have begun to worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive President Donald Trump.

The White House during the shutdown has frozen billions of dollars in funds meant for Democratic-led jurisdictions, sought to lay off thousands of federal workers and shifted money around to guarantee that military personne

Navy helicopter and US fighter jet crash in separate incidents in the South China Sea

 

A U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea on Oct. 26 in two separate incidents, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said.

A MH-60R Seahawk helicopter went down at about 2:45 p.m. local time "while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz," the Navy said in a statement on social media. The helicopter was assigned to the "Battle Cats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73.

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