By James Oliphant and Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The Democratic Party said on Thursday it would not release an internal review of its loss to Republican President Donald Trump in 2024, saying that a public airing of its failures would distract from focusing on winning future elections. The party has been embroiled …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said late on Wednesday the federal government was liable in the fatal January 29 collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people near Reagan Washington National Airport. The government admitted it “owed a duty of …
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By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – In a rare evening address from the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump boasted on Wednesday of his accomplishments and blamed his Democratic predecessor for soaring consumer prices as his party braces for a tough midterm election next year. “Eleven months ago, …
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Dec 18 (Reuters) – Minneapolis’s police chief criticized federal immigration enforcement tactics after a chaotic scene unfolded this week that involved an officer dragging a woman through a snowy city street. Speaking to a local CBS News affiliate, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said ICE did not appear to take steps to de-escalate the situation …
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WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, reversing the prior week’s surge and suggesting labor market conditions remained stable in December. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 for the week ended December 13, the Labor Department said …
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WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Donald Trump is expected to announce a pilot program to reimburse Medicare patients’ CBD treatments, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, when the U.S. president is also expected to address the potential loosening of U.S. marijuana regulations. Citing six people familiar with the plans, the report said the Centers for …
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Dec 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce a medicare pilot program to reimburse patients’ CBD treatments, the Washington Post reported on Thursday citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Siddhi Mahatole in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump attended a ceremony on Wednesday for three U.S. personnel killed in Syria by a suspected Islamic State attacker as they were returned to American soil in flag-draped caskets. Trump, accompanied by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump used a pre-holiday address from the White House on Wednesday to portray his first year in office as a success story, even as Americans worry about the economy and Republicans face tough midterm elections in 2026. Here are four takeaways …
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By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – An expanded U.S. federal healthcare subsidy that grew out of the pandemic is all but certain to expire at the year’s end as the House of Representatives advanced a Republican healthcare bill on Wednesday that would not renew the tax credit. …
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