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USDA will relocate most Washington-area staff, farm secretary says

24 Jul 2025

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture will relocate much of its Washington, D.C., workforce to five regional hubs and vacate several buildings in the area, including its flagship research center, the agency announced on Thursday. The plan is the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to reorganize and reduce the …

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US lawmakers want probe of Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers

24 Jul 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than half of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate called on President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the death of Saif Musallet, an American citizen beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland led 28 other Democrats …

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Lara Trump skips North Carolina US Senate race, clears way for Cooper versus Whatley

24 Jul 2025

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump on Thursday said she would not run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year, setting the stage for an expected matchup of former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the …

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US has talked with Syria about death of US citizen, State Dept says

24 Jul 2025

By Daphne Psaledakis and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has called for an immediate investigation into the recent death of a U.S. citizen in Syria, and there have been direct discussions with the Syrian government about the issue, deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott said on Thursday. U.S. citizen Hosam Saraya died last week …

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US Senate committee approves Trump’s UN envoy pick, nomination heads to full vote

24 Jul 2025

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday voted narrowly in favor of Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.N. envoy, clearing the way for a confirmation vote in the full 100-member Senate. The panel voted 12-10 in favor of Waltz, who was removed as Trump’s national security …

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Judge weighing disciplinary referral for DOJ lawyers in Venezuela deportations case

24 Jul 2025

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said on Thursday he may initiate disciplinary proceedings against Justice Department lawyers for their conduct in a lawsuit brought by Venezuelans challenging their removal to a Salvadoran prison in March. Boasberg, a prominent Washington, D.C., judge who has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire, said during …

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Trump EPA aims to repeal vehicle emission rules after revoking greenhouse gas endangerment finding

24 Jul 2025

By Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal all greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines in the coming days after it removes the scientific finding that justified those rules, according to a summary of the proposal. In a draft of a …

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Analysis-Medical groups and US states work to circumvent Kennedy’s vaccine decisions

24 Jul 2025

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to federal vaccine policy are prompting medical organizations and several states to formulate their own vaccine recommendations for the fall respiratory illness season, concerned many healthy children and pregnant women could lose access to preventive shots. This push for an alternative standard …

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US prioritizes recovery of critical minerals from mine waste

24 Jul 2025

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday took steps to increase recovery of critical minerals, used in everything from electric vehicles to high-tech weapons, from mine waste, coal refuse, tailings and abandoned uranium mines. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed his department to streamline federal regulations on the recovery of the minerals …

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