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Federal Lawmakers Face Extended Standoff As Senate Votes Again On Government Shutdown
The U.S. government has been shut down since Oct. 1, as AFROTECH™ previously reported. Two weeks later, both the Republicans…
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Crypto
What Happens to Crypto if Government Shutdown Lingers
The U.S. government shut down this past Wednesday, furloughing any federal employees deemed non-essential and forcing the rest to work…
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Crypto
Lummis Drives Crypto Market Structure Amid Shutdown
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Chair of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, is not letting a government shutdown slow down her…
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US Government Shutdown 2025: What It Means For Workers, Services, And Families
The U.S. government officially shut down on Oct. 1, 2025, after lawmakers failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund…
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Crypto
US Lawmakers Grapple With Crypto Tax Policy Amid Government Shutdown
US lawmakers debated crypto tax policy at Wednesday’s Senate Committee on Finance hearing, including possible tax exemptions for crypto transactions…
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Government Shutdown Could Potentially Happen This Week As Congress Meets With Trump
Democratic and Republican leaders are heading to the White House on Monday, Sept. 29, for a final attempt to prevent…
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Crypto
What Would a Government Shutdown Mean for Crypto?
Some of crypto’s momentum in Washington D.C. has stalled, a situation that may become worse if the U.S. government shuts…
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NAACP Demands Shutdown Of Elon Musk’s xAI Facility Built Near Historic Black Community In Memphis
The NAACP is calling on Memphis, TN, officials to shut down Colossus, the controversial supercomputer facility operated by Elon Musk’s…
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Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party’s identity crisis runs far deeper
Democrats have been sniping at each other in public since Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer helped pass a Republican spending bill that…
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Black Breaking News
House to vote on GOP’s six-month funding bill as government shutdown deadline nears
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans voiced confidence Tuesday that they can push through a stopgap funding bill…
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