By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. Senate rejected a Democratic-led bid on Friday to block President Donald Trump from using further military force against Iran, hours after the president said he would consider more bombing. The Senate vote was 53 to 47 against a war powers resolution that would have required congressional approval …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed media reports that said his administration had discussed possibly helping Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a civilian-energy-producing nuclear program. CNN reported on Thursday and NBC News reported on Friday that the Trump administration in recent days had explored possible …
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(Reuters) -A low pressure area over the southwestern Yucatan Peninsula has a 40% chance of developing into a cyclone and is emerging over the Bay of Campeche, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday. “By Monday, this system should move inland over eastern Mexico, ending its chances of development. Regardless of development, locally …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans late Friday released a revised tax and budget bill that would end the $7,500 tax credit on new electric vehicle sales and leases on September 30 as well as the $4,000 tax credit for used EVs. The prior version would have ended the credit for new sales …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Senate Finance Committee Democrat pressed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday to commit to enforcing Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia and to clarify comments about Russia rejoining an international bank payments network. In a letter to Bessent, Senator Ron Wyden also sought answers on how the U.S.-Ukraine critical …
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By Mike Scarcella and David Thomas (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday permanenently blocked a White House executive order against law firm Susman Godfrey, capping a string of court victories for firms targeted for their association with President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said Trump’s order unlawfully retaliated against Susman for …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Senate’s nonpartisan referee has allowed Republicans to proceed with a measure to slash funding for the government’s top watchdog agency for consumer finance by almost half, a week after blocking an effort to eliminate funding completely, top lawmakers said late on Thursday. If adopted, the measure could add to Republican efforts this …
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(Reuters) -The president of the University of Virginia, James Ryan, resigned on Friday under pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration over the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies. In a letter to the UVA community, Ryan said he had made the “excruciating decision” to step down after concluding that resisting Trump officials’ demands would put …
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By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Friday in a case involving birthright citizenship by curbing the ability of judges to impede his policies nationwide, changing the power balance between the federal judiciary and presidents. The 6-3 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, …
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By Mariam Sunny and Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -Shares of Gilead rose 3% after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal mandate that requires health insurers to cover preventive care services including those for reducing HIV risk and cancer screenings at no extra cost to patients. At the heart of the case was whether …
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