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President Donald Trump has threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for airport security due to a prolonged budget dispute affecting the hiring of regular security staff.

A new dispute has emerged within the Finnish government regarding the management of a significant EU fund exceeding one billion euros.

Economists criticize the German government for misallocating budget funds intended for infrastructure modernization.

Czech Prime Minister Babiš visited the President to discuss the budget and an ongoing dispute regarding the ambassador.

Health Minister Jan Christian Vestre raises concerns about decisions made in the Storting that may negatively impact patient care.

Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on Democrats to release funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the agency faces a budget shutdown, coinciding with long security wait times at U.S. airports.

A dispute has erupted following a decision to replace soft wipes with rough paper at a maternity clinic due to budget cuts of 100 million kronor.

Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse over the budget for the US Department of Homeland Security, particularly concerning funding for the controversial immigration agency ICE.

A budget defense session in Nigeria's Senate turned chaotic after a dispute between two senators during the discussion of the Ministry of Works' 2026 budget proposal.

The PDP and APC in Ondo State are engaged in a dispute over the newly signed ₦524 billion 2026 budget that prioritizes expenditures in a way perceived as favoring political officials over residents' welfare.

A sinkhole on the N-6 has caused a conflict between the municipality of El Espinar and the Ministry of Transport over a repair bill of 580,000 euros, with the town blaming the ministry for failing to address prior municipal drainage issues.

Former President D. Trump signed a budget law following congressional approval, which ended a brief government shutdown triggered by a dispute over federal actions in Minneapolis.

President Trump has signed a $1.2 trillion funding bill to end a partial government shutdown stemming from a dispute over the Department of Homeland Security's budget.

President Donald Trump signed a bill on Tuesday to end the federal government shutdown after three days, ignited by a funding dispute over ICE's operations in Minneapolis between Republicans and Democrats.

France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu pushes through the 2026 budget without parliamentary approval, requiring the government to make compromises.

France's Prime Minister Lecornu has successfully navigated the last hurdle in the budget dispute, with his minority government surviving two additional no-confidence votes from the opposition.

The French minority government led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has survived two votes of no confidence in the National Assembly regarding the 2026 budget dispute, officially concluding the months-long budget struggle.

The French government has survived yet another no-confidence vote, successfully passing the budget for the year 2026 after months of debate.

The Italian Defense Minister Crosetto urges allies to withdraw a resolution calling for more soldiers in urban operations while the League pushes for a pension reform vote scheduled for today.