By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has urged long-time associate Elon Musk to quit the Giving Pledge under which signatories leave the majority of their wealth to charity. In transcripts and audio of lectures given by Thiel and shared with Reuters, Thiel …
(Reuters) -The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is bringing some furloughed workers back in order to get the statistical agency’s benchmark report on inflation out despite the wider shutdown of the federal government, the New York Times and Bloomberg reported on Thursday. A specific target date for releasing the Consumer Price Index – originally scheduled …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday began airing a video at airports across the country that blames Democrats for a nine-day-old government shutdown that has prompted significant flight delays. Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must still turn up for work during the government …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal grand jury is meeting in the Eastern District of Virginia court, weighing charging New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, Fox News reported on Thursday, citing two unidentified sources. James, who has denied wrongdoing, was being investigated for mortgage fraud after Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte alleged …
By Nandita Bose, Jana Winter, Jeff Mason, Tim Reid and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials. The Trump administration plans …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic bill to fund the U.S. government and end a shutdown was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate on Thursday, as voting continued. (Reporting by Bo Erickson; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
(Reuters) -Republicans and Democrats are divided along party lines as to whether they believe the U.S. government’s claim that women who take Tylenol during pregnancy are raising the risk of autism in their unborn children, a new poll from KFF found. The poll showed that about 57% of Republicans and 12% of Democrats said the …
(Reuters) -National Guard troops were seen by a Reuters witness at the U.S. immigration processing facility in Broadview near Chicago on Thursday morning. (Reporting by Jeenah Moon in Broadview, Illinois)
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Out of power since Donald Trump took office and deeply unpopular in opinion polls, Democrats are clinging to a glimmer of hope ahead of the 2026 midterm elections: a string of impressive finishes this year in more than three dozen special elections. In 42 state legislative and U.S. congressional races across …
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By Shivani Tanna (Reuters) -Trade finance company Raistone, a creditor of First Brands, asked a court on Wednesday to appoint an independent examiner, claiming that as much as $2.3 billion “simply vanished” from the bankrupt U.S. auto parts supplier. First Brands filed for bankruptcy protection last month after its lenders began investigating irregularities in the company’s …
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