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US appeals court allows Trump’s EPA to nix climate grants

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration can proceed with terminating more than $16 billion in grants awarded to non-profit groups to fight climate change, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden’s signature 2022 Inflation Reduction Act had awarded the grants aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental …

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Trump administration to reconsider SouthCoast Wind permit, legal filing says

(Reuters) -The Trump administration will reconsider the permit for SouthCoast Wind, a Massachusetts offshore wind farm approved by the government of former U.S. President Joe Biden last year, according to a federal court filing seen by Reuters on Tuesday. In a motion filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, attorneys …

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US Supreme Court’s Barrett defends overturning abortion right in new book

(Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has defended her 2022 vote to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a constitutional right to abortion in a new book set to be published next week.  “(T)he Court’s role is to respect the choices that the people have agreed upon, not …

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Exclusive-Kennedy’s autism data project draws more than 100 research proposals, sources say

By Robin Respaut, Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Researchers have submitted more than 100 proposals to participate in the Trump administration’s $50 million study into possible causes of autism, with a list of up to 25 grant winners expected to be announced by the end of September, people with knowledge of the plans …

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Revamped CDC vaccine panel to meet on September 18

(Reuters) -A revamped U.S. CDC vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet on September 18, and could vote on shots for hepatitis B, measles-mumps-rubella-varicella and respiratory syncytial virus, according to the federal register. The meeting announcement comes after a major upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week, where its director Susan …

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These Trump voters back his immigration crackdown, but some worry about his methods

By Julia Harte Sep 2 (Reuters) -Juan Rivera voted for President Donald Trump, hoping that the president’s efforts to rid the United States of illegal immigration would improve safety in the Southern California city where the 25-year-old content creator lives. Neighborhoods near Rivera’s home in San Marcos that used to be frequented by migrants with …

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Longtime US Democratic congressman Jerry Nadler won’t seek re-election – NYT

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler, a Democrat from Manhattan who played a major role in both impeachments of President Donald Trump, will not seek re-election in 2026 after holding his seat for 34 years, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing an interview with Nadler. His office did not immediately respond …

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Bessent expects Supreme Court to uphold legality of Trump’s tariffs but eyes Plan B

By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will uphold President Donald Trump’s use of a 1977 emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs on most trading partners, but said the administration has a backup plan if it does not. Bessent …

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Trump says Rudy Giuliani will receive top US civilian honor

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, two days after Giuliani was hospitalized following a car crash in New Hampshire. The medal is considered the highest U.S. civilian honor and is traditionally presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions …

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In Chicago, thousands protest against threat of ICE, National Guard deployment

By Heather Schlitz and Renee Hickman CHICAGO (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters packed the streets near downtown Chicago on Monday, singing, chanting and waving signs protesting U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to flood the city with National Guard troops and federal immigration agents.  The march was one of roughly 1,000 “Workers over Billionaires” protests across the …

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