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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers on key House committees raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest from Elon Musk’s dual roles as SpaceX CEO and a Special Government Employee overseeing changes at NASA and the Department of Defense, a letter sent to the agencies on Tuesday said. The letter addressed to Secretary of …

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(Reuters) – The Texas health department has reported 702 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 19 cases since May 2, as the U.S. battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood disease. As of May 1, a total of 935 confirmed measles cases were reported by 30 jurisdictions, with …

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By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel will not move forward with President Donald Trump’s pick for the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. before his temporary appointment expires later this month, a source close to the nomination process told Reuters on Tuesday. The decision means Ed Martin, …

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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a Senate hearing on Tuesday defended downsizing the USDA and potential cuts to international food aid programs, but said the agency does not plan to close any of its 4,500 offices that serve farmers. The USDA has lost more than 15,000 staff to …

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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The city of New York and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority asked a U.S. judge late on Monday to block the Trump administration from killing Manhattan’s congestion pricing program. Lawyers for the city’s transportation department and the MTA sought an order to block Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s effort to kill the program …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean “Diddy” Combs will argue at his sex trafficking trial beginning next week that women who took part in his elaborate sex parties did so willingly, but his lawyers will face an uphill battle trying to undermine the credibility of accusers who say the hip-hop mogul forced them to …

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