(Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it would provide states with $3 billion in new funding to reduce lead in drinking water. The agency said it is also making available to states an additional $1.1 billion in previously announced funding to address the lead problem. The money will go toward finding and …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Lindsey Halligan, a close ally of President Donald Trump, went before a grand jury in late September seeking criminal charges against a high-profile target: former FBI Director James Comey. Halligan had been appointed interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia only a few days prior after Trump publicly …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A group of U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s administration from placing new restrictions on more than $3 billion in grant funding used to provide permanent housing and other services to homeless people. Officials from 20 mostly Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., said changes the …
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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in September, suggesting consumer fatigue amid higher prices because of tariffs, though the moderation did not dampen economists’ expectations for solid economic growth in the third quarter. The sales slowdown reported by the Commerce Department on Tuesday followed a long stretch of gains …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he was concluding a second round of interviews later in the day for a new U.S. Federal Reserve leader, and there was a good chance President Donald Trump would announce his pick before Christmas. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett is seen by allies and …
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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after what it described as seditious behavior by the former astronaut and decorated veteran. Kelly, who denies any wrongdoing and who said in …
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By Doyinsola Oladipo NEWARK (Reuters) -A record number of Americans had been expected to fly during Thanksgiving, but a 43-day government shutdown dampened demand for one of the year’s busiest travel seasons. Many skittish travelers rethought their plans as cancellations and delays mounted while the shutdown wore on. “It’s not worth the mental strain and …
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(Corrects to delete extraneous word in headline) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer confidence sagged in November as households worried about jobs and their financial situation, likely in part because of the recently ended government shutdown. The Conference Board said on Tuesday its consumer confidence index dropped to 88.7 this month from an upwardly revised 95.5 in …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. producer prices rebounded in September as the cost of energy goods surged and producers passed on some tariffs. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.3% after an unrevised 0.1% drop in August, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI would …
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By Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was released on Monday from a Chicago hospital where he had been receiving medical care for at least 12 days, according to his family. The 84-year-old Baptist minister, social activist, and former U.S. presidential candidate “remains in stable condition” following his discharge from Northwestern …
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