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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to hear a challenge to the legality of a restriction imposed by Washington, D.C., on large-capacity ammunition magazines in a case that gives the justices a chance to further expand gun rights. The justices turned away the challengers’ appeal of a lower court’s …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court passed up a chance to give politicians more power over how federal elections are conducted, declining on Friday to hear a Republican challenge to a Pennsylvania judicial decision requiring the counting of provisional ballots cast by voters who make mistakes on their mail-in ballots. The justices turned …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court extended on Friday its block on judicial orders requiring the Department of Government Efficiency to turn over records to a government watchdog group that sought details on the entity established by President Donald Trump and previously spearheaded by his billionaire former adviser Elon Musk. The court put …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday signed executive orders to bolster U.S. defenses against threatening drones and to boost electric air taxis and supersonic commercial aircraft, the White House said. In the three executive orders, Trump sought to enable routine use of drones beyond the visual sight of operators – a …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Department of Government Efficiency, a key player in President Donald Trump’s drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to personal information on millions of Americans in Social Security Administration data systems while a legal challenge plays out. At the request of …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department approved a plan by Signal Peak Energy to expand coal mining, providing exports for Japan and South Korea, the agency said on Friday, as it responded to President Donald Trump’s energy-emergency directives. The approval authorizes the Montana-based coal company to recover 22.8 million metric tons of federal coal and …

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By Bo Erickson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Republican lawmakers are trying to dodge the crossfire between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, with members saying they hope the billionaire brawl will subside without hurting their chances to protect their majority in the 2026 midterm elections. “It’s just not helpful. When you have division, …

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(Adds omitted timeframe in paragraph 8) (Reuters) -The Texas health department reported no new cases of measles on Friday, the first time the state has not recorded an increase since the outbreak began in February. The state, which is the epicenter of the current measles outbreak, has a total of 742 confirmed cases as of …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Transportation Department paved the way for looser U.S fuel economy standards on Friday by declaring that former President Joe Biden’s administration exceeded its authority by assuming high uptake of electric vehicles in calculating rules. The department made the declaration as it published a final “Resetting the Corporate Average Fuel …

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