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Trump expected to address potential easing of marijuana regulations on Thursday

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected to address the potential loosening of federal regulations on marijuana on Thursday, according to a White House official, setting up a decision that could sharply reverse decades of U.S. drug policy. Trump said on Monday that he was considering an executive order …

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US House defeats bids to rein in Trump Venezuela campaign

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly defeated two resolutions on Wednesday seeking to rein in President Donald Trump’s aggression toward Venezuela, amid widespread speculation that the Republican will launch an attack on the South American oil state’s territory. Wednesday’s votes took place hours before Trump was due …

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Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner appears in court on charges he murdered parents

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

(This story has been refiled to correct the caption in the images) By Steve Gorman and Jane Ross LOS ANGELES, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The younger son of Hollywood filmmaker and political luminary Rob Reiner made his first court appearance on Wednesday, charged with double murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, but the …

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Judge allows Trump’s ballroom project to proceed for now

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Mike Scarcella Dec 17 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump may pursue construction of a massive White House ballroom on the site of the demolished East Wing for now, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, rejecting an emergency bid by preservationists who call it an abuse of power. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied the …

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US Health Department cancels millions of dollars in grants to American Academy of Pediatrics

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has canceled millions of dollars in grants awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it said on Wednesday, including ones the group said were aimed at reducing sudden infant death and early detection of autism. The move comes as …

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FCC deletes reference to agency independence during US Senate hearing

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday deleted a longstanding reference to the agency’s independence just minutes after a Democratic senator questioned the agency’s Republican head on the telecom regulator’s authority. Senator Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico asked FCC Chair Brendan Carr if the commission was an …

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Brown University gunman ‘could be anywhere’ on fifth day of manhunt

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Rich McKay and Helen Coster Dec 17 (Reuters) – The gunman who killed two Brown University students remained at large on Wednesday, and there was no indication that authorities have grown closer to identifying the suspect four days after he opened fire inside a classroom and escaped into the surrounding streets in Providence, Rhode …

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Trump administration seeks to ramp up denaturalization of some US citizens, New York Times reports

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The Trump administration intends to increase its efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their U.S. citizenship, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing internal guidance. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidance, which was issued on Tuesday, asks its field offices to “supply Office of Immigration Litigation with …

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US Senate confirms private astronaut, Musk ally Jared Isaacman as NASA chief

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become President Donald Trump’s NASA administrator, making an advocate of Mars missions and a former associate of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk the space agency’s 15th leader. The vote on Isaacman, who Trump removed and then …

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FBI Deputy Director Bongino says he will step down next month

18 Dec 2025 18 Dec 2025

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will step down from his post next month, he said on Wednesday, ending a short and at times tumultuous tenure as the bureau’s second highest-ranking official. Bongino announced the move on social media hours after President Donald Trump said he thought Bongino …

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