By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – U.S. Democrat and Republican lawmakers in a Wednesday hearing returned to the issue of work requirements for federal food aid, a major tension point during the U.S. debt negotiations that could resurface as policymakers consider critical farm legislation in the coming months. Currently, individuals aged 18 to 49 are required …
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By Kylie Madry and David Shepardson MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is traveling to Mexico to meet with the country’s president and cabinet members to discuss transportation, his office said on Wednesday, as Mexico awaits U.S. approval to regain a coveted air safety rating. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said talks …
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By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, under scrutiny following revelations that he did not disclose luxury trips paid for by a billionaire Dallas businessman, has received an extension to file his mandatory annual financial disclosure, the court said on Wednesday. Seven of the nine justices disclosed …
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By Jeff Mason and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has urged both sides in the West Coast ports labor dispute to continue collective bargaining, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday, adding acting Labor Secretary Julie Su was actively engaging with the parties. The largest terminal at Southern California’s …
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum entered the 2024 Republican presidential race on Wednesday touting the small town values he would bring to Washington and expanding a crowded field of candidates led by a big city mogul, Donald Trump. Burgum, 66, a former software company executive, is largely unknown beyond his state, …
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By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence formally announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, setting him up for a battle with the man he once loyally stood by – former President Donald Trump. Here are some facts about Pence’s life and career: A SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE AND …
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By Joseph Ax and Eric Beech (Reuters) -Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday launched his 2024 presidential campaign with a withering attack on the Republican front-runner, Donald Trump, calling him a “self-serving mirror hog” and faulting other rivals for avoiding direct confrontation. Christie, 60, was an adviser to Trump’s successful 2016 White House …
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By Daniel Trotta and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -A man armed with four handguns killed two people and wounded five others when he fired into a crowd outside a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. Police said they arrested one suspect, a 19-year-old man who knew one of the victims and …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Cuba Gooding Jr. reached a settlement on Tuesday with a woman who sued him for $6 million on an accusation that he raped her a decade ago, with the agreement coming minutes before jury selection was set to being in Manhattan federal court. The eleventh-hour deal means the Oscar winning …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood on Tuesday sued to block a new Kansas law requiring healthcare providers to tell patients that medication abortion can be reversed, a potentially dangerous claim not supported by evidence. The lawsuit in the District Court of Johnson County, filed against state and local authorities on behalf of a …
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