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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As U.S. President Donald Trump worked to pass his signature spending bill, he blended charm and threats, bestowed gifts and bellowed frustration to bend Congress to his will. In the end, after days of intense behind-the-scenes pressure from the White House, Congress proved no match for a …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. intelligence officer on Thursday leveled an unusual attack on a journalist, accusing a Washington Post reporter of “actively harassing” her staff in a social media post that also accused the media of seeking to undermine President Donald Trump’s agenda. In a post on X, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s attorney general’s office on Thursday said that an individual it named as “Julio C” had been arrested in Los Angeles and had an arrest warrant in Mexico dating back to 2023 for arms trafficking and organized crime. The statement comes after U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Mexican boxer Julio Cesar …

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Michael Madsen, an actor who appeared in dozens of films including “Reservoir Dogs” and “Thelma & Louise,” has died at age 67, his representatives said on Thursday. Madsen died of cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, his manager, Ron Smith, said. Born in Chicago, Madsen began acting in the early …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will sign the massive tax-cut and spending bill he championed on Friday at 5 p.m., the White House said on Thursday. (Reporting by Jasper Ward and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Doina Chiacu;)

By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Even before the last vote on U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill was counted, Republicans and Democrats in Congress began gaming out how to use it to gain an edge in the 2026 midterm elections. Midterm elections traditionally punish the party of …

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(Reuters) -U.S. Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday broke the record for longest uninterrupted speech in the chamber while debating in opposition to Republican tax-cut bill.Jeffries spoke for over eight hours and 45 minutes and ended his remarks at 1:37 p.m. (Reporting by Richard Cowan, Writing by Brendan O’Brien; Editing by Caitlin Webber)