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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday urged localities to “take back the streets” from homeless encampments, proposing language for every city and county to use in a local ban on camping in public. Newsom, a Democrat often mentioned as a potential presidential candidate for 2028, has taken a harder line …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Monday it was convening an emergency task force and fast-tracking urgent steps to prevent additional telecom outages at the facility overseeing Newark air traffic after three incidents have shaken public confidence. Acting Federal Aviation Administration head Chris Rocheleau said the agency was naming an emergency …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI ordered agents on Monday to devote more time to immigration enforcement and scale back investigating white-collar crime, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the Justice Department issued new guidance on what white-collar cases will be prioritized. In a series of meetings, FBI agents were …

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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House lawmakers on Monday laid out a plan to increase work requirements for some recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food aid benefits, and to eventually require states to share more of the cost of the program, according to the farm committee bill text. The House Agriculture Committee proposal …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Colorado’s highest court on Monday rejected efforts by Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Boulder seeking to hold the fossil fuel companies responsible for climate change. The Colorado Supreme Court in a 5-2 decision said federal law did not block Boulder and its surrounding …

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By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A male stripper took the stand on the first day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial on Monday and testified he had sex with the hip-hop mogul’s then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura for money multiple times in 2012 and 2013 while Combs watched and masturbated. Stripper Daniel …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday proposed to eliminate or change more than 40 regulations and programs to align them with President Donald Trump’s efforts to relax federal rules and gut diversity initiatives. The moves will save U.S. taxpayers $11 billion, the agency said in a statement, calling it the first step in …

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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon is halting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender troops as it moves to implement President Donald Trump’s plan to kick them out of the U.S. military, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday. The instructions from the Defense Department barred any new hormone treatments as …

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By Bo Erickson, David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress proposed new tax breaks for tipped income, overtime pay, private school tuition, seniors, and state and local taxes on Monday as they fleshed out a sweeping budget package that would also cut taxes and tighten healthcare benefits for the poor. …

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