WASHINGTON, March 20 — United States (US) President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge, according to a White House summary seen by Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The ringgit was slightly higher against the United States (US) dollar in early trade today while steady demand continued to provide support for the greenback.

WASHINGTON, March 14 — The United States (US) House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill today which would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of the short-video app or face a ban, in the greatest threat to the app since the Trump administration.

WASHINGTON, March 9 — The United States (US) Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown yesterday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding expires.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The ringgit rebounded to end marginally higher against the greenback today as the US Dollar Index (DXY) retreated amid cautious sentiment in the United States (US).

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 — The United States (US) Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday (September 30) with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party's hardliners for a partisan bill.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The ringgit continued its downtrend to push past 4.70 against the greenback today amid concerns over the higher-for-longer US interest rate outlook, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The ringgit improved versus the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid hopes for an agreement on raising the US debt ceiling.

WASHINGTON, March 25 — Former US president Donald Trump warned of potential 'death and destruction' if he faces criminal charges, hours after New York prosecutors probing his hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels said they would not be intimidated.

RAMALLAH, Nov 9 — Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Monday called on the US Congress to recognise an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 — US Congress voted to certify Joe Biden’s November election victory hours after the joint session was interrupted when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol building, Sputnik news agency reported.