By Sneha S K (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday asked 46 states and territories to remove all references to “gender ideology” from a federally funded program that provides sexual health education, or risk losing millions in funding. The directive, issued through the agency’s Administration for Children and Families gives …
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, whose removal is being sought by President Donald Trump over allegations of misstatements on her mortgages, will seek court approval for her continued right to carry on in her role at the U.S. central bank, the Fed said on Tuesday. “Lisa Cook has …
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By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X spoke out on Tuesday for the first time since his Los Angeles arrest last week, when authorities said he had assaulted police officers who found him walking the streets naked. “Your girl is gonna be okay, y’all,” the rapper said in …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government will start seeking the death penalty in Washington, D.C., homicide cases, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. “If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty, and that’s a very strong preventative,” Trump said at a White House cabinet meeting. “I …
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By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration will keep the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s current office spaces in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, the SEC said in an email seen by Reuters, reversing an earlier plan to terminate the office leases. In a memo sent to staff dated August 25, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors failed three times to persuade a grand jury to indict a woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an immigration operation in Washington, D.C., last month, a highly unusual failure as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to aggressively charge street crime in the nation’s capital. Three different …
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(Reuters) -The Trump administration intends to withdraw federal approval for US Wind’s wind farm off the coast of Maryland, according to a document filed in federal court on Friday. In the filing, in U.S. District Court in Delaware, attorneys from the Department of Justice asked the court to stay a lawsuit by a Delaware homeowner …
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By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -Eli Lilly said on Tuesday its experimental GLP-1 pill helped overweight adults with type 2 diabetes shed 10.5% of body weight in a late-stage trial, after recent data from another study of the drug in patients without diabetes sent company shares tumbling. Shares of the drugmaker rose nearly 4% to $722 …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Utah judge ruled on Monday that the state must redraw its congressional map ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, saying Utah’s Republican-controlled legislature had overstepped in overruling an earlier ballot measure passed by voters against drawing districts to favor any party. “Plaintiffs have proven, as a matter of …
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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s postal service said on Tuesday it had temporarily suspended parcel shipments to the United States after President Donald Trump’s administration decided to scrap a customs tax rule that allowed low-value packages to enter duty free. The Australian government-owned Australia Post’s move comes after several European and Asian carriers, including …
