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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it has opened national security investigations into the import of drones and related components as well as polysilicon, a key component in solar panels and semiconductors. The “Section 232” investigations, which were opened on July 1 but not publicly disclosed previously, could be …

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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will delay by two years a final rule designating protections for the endangered Rice’s whale in the oil and gas drilling region of the Gulf of Mexico, according to an agreement with environmental groups filed in a federal court. The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Marine Fisheries …

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(Corrects last paragraph to show David Wright was NRC chair through June 30 and Trump has renominated him as chair) By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A job notice posted by the U.S. nuclear power regulator asks applicants political questions as the administration of President Donald Trump seeks to increase influence over an independent agency.  The …

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By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is launching a new effort to keep immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally detained by denying them bond hearings, an internal memo showed, a change that could further swell the numbers of those held. The guidance by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a …

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has no immediate plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency amid ongoing discussions about the disaster relief agency’s future, the Washington Post reported. No official action was being taken to wind down FEMA and changes in the agency would probably amount to a “rebranding” that would emphasize state …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education, part of his bid to shrink the federal government’s role in education in favor of more control by the states. In the latest high court win for Trump, the …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Arizona’s governor has demanded an investigation into why a wildfire that destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon was allowed to burn for a week before federal firefighters tried to put it out. The wind-driven wildfire burned down the Grand Canyon …

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