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By Steve Holland and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled Secret Service protection for former vice president and 2024 Democratic rival Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday. Former vice presidents typically receive six months of Secret Service protection after they leave office. Harris’ protection was extended to …

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By Ahmed Aboulenein and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named his deputy, Jim O’Neill, as acting director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after ousting the former director less than a month into her tenure. President Donald Trump fired on Wednesday CDC …

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By David Shepardson and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Friday it was cancelling $679 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects, including $427 million for a California project. The move is the latest in a full-throated effort by the administration to undermine an industry that was central to former …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration had likely acted unlawfully when it rolled back temporary protections from deportation granted to 600,000 Venezuelans living in the United States during his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden’s tenure. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa has told confidants she will not run for re-election next year, CBS News reported, which could complicate her party’s efforts to retain control of the chamber. Ernst’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ernst, 55, was first elected to the Senate in …

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump says he is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for “cause,” citing what he said were “false statements” on two mortgages she took out in 2021, about a year before the Senate confirmed her appointment to the Fed. The thrust of Trump’s accusation – first made public by Federal Housing Finance Agency …

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By Tom Hals (Reuters) -As President Donald Trump began his push to send the National Guard and Marines to U.S. cities, military leaders privately questioned whether the troops had received proper training and warned of the “far-reaching social, political and operational” risks of aiding law enforcement, according to a Reuters review of military records disclosed …

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