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By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday pressed the U.S. Justice Department to explain its decision to dispatch armed agents to deliver a letter warning a fired employee about her planned testimony before members of Congress. Three Democrats condemned the move as an attempt to intimidate Liz Oyer, the …

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By Sarah N. Lynch and Dan Levine WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is reassigning about a dozen senior career attorneys from its civil rights unit, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump’s administration steers the division away from its historic priorities. At least three senior career attorneys …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -New Jersey sued the property management software company RealPage, accusing it and 10 of the state’s largest landlords of conspiring to drive up residential rents, violating federal and state antitrust laws and New Jersey consumer fraud laws. The complaint filed on Wednesday by state Attorney General Matthew Platkin said the defendants, …

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By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -Novavax said on Wednesday U.S. regulators asked the company to produce more data on its COVID-19 vaccine if it gets full approval, sending the drugmaker’s shares soaring and easing concerns around the future of the shot. Shares gained nearly 20% to $7.48 on Wednesday after the request, which Novavax said it …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans elected President Donald Trump in hopes that he would fight inflation and boost the U.S. economy, but as he approaches his 100th day in office they are giving the Republican poor marks for his handling of both, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. Trump has kicked off his term …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote next week on a Republican plan to repeal the Biden administration’s approval of California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s office said Wednesday that lawmakers will vote on a measure to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House has no immediate plans to strip climate-focused non-profit organizations of their tax exempt status, a White House official said on Tuesday, as those groups marshalled efforts to prepare for a slew of executive orders. “No such orders are being drafted or considered at this time,” a White House official told …

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(Reuters) -Most adults and parents have read or heard false claims about measles and the measles vaccine, leaving many unsure of what to believe, a poll by the nonprofit organization KFF showed on Wednesday. The health policy nonprofit polled Americans on whether they had been exposed to three circulating false or misleading statements about measles. …

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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said on Tuesday that the agency plans to remove synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply by revoking authorizations of some and working with industry to voluntarily remove others. They cited concerns about a possible link between …

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