By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -The latter half of September may see more tropical storms than much of this year’s hurricane season so far, said forecasters from Colorado State University on Tuesday. Since the season began on June 1, there have been only six named tropical systems, one of which was Hurricane Erin. That is …
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday quashed a subpoena the U.S. Department of Justice had issued to Boston Children’s Hospital as part of a wide-ranging investigation into doctors and clinics that provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston wrote that the subpoena was too broad …
(Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration will make no change that will take vaccines away from people if they want them. (Reporting by Costas Pitas and Christian Martinez; Editing by Tom Hogue)
By Tom Polansek and Ted Hesson CHICAGO (Reuters) – After weeks of vowing to deploy National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, the Trump administration said on Monday it had launched a deportation crackdown in Illinois targeting hardened criminals among immigrants in the U.S. without legal status. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said …
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to decide the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, setting up a major test of one of the Republican president’s boldest assertions of executive power that has been central to his economic and trade agenda. The justices took up the Justice Department’s …
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By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -U.S. power consumption will hit record highs in 2025 and 2026, the Energy Information Administration said in its short-term energy outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. The EIA projected power demand will rise to 4,187 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2025 and 4,305 billion kWh in 2026, up from a record 4,097 billion kWh …
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By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is seeking legislation that would extend current federal funding until January 31, avoiding a partial government shutdown beginning October 1, Republican U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on Tuesday. “That was a suggestion,” Scalise told reporters, adding, “We’re still working …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court paused on Tuesday a judge’s order that required Donald Trump’s administration to promptly take steps to spend billions in foreign aid that the Republican president has sought to claw back. The court’s action, called an administrative stay, gave the justices additional time to consider the …
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By Leah Douglas and Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An online disaster management tool that U.S. emergency managers use to communicate may no longer be supported Wednesday, according to a notice posted and later deleted from a federal government website. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Preparedness Toolkit website on Tuesday displayed a banner that said, “Note: …
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By James Oliphant and Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday made public a birthday letter Donald Trump allegedly wrote to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than 20 years ago, though the White House quickly denied its authenticity. The letter, the existence of which was reported by the …
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