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New US Justice Department policy cracks down on social media posts

15 Apr 2025

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered U.S. Justice Department employees not to post anything on social media related to their government work, after a wave of new political appointees took to cheering Trump and castigating his opponents online. The directive, which was emailed to U.S. Attorneys’ offices late …

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Arkansas, Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food stamps program

15 Apr 2025

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, with the support of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has signaled …

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DOGE staffer appointed as acting head of US State Dept foreign assistance office

15 Apr 2025

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of President Donald Trump has appointed a key member of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as the acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, according to a senior U.S. official and an internal email seen by Reuters. A senior State Department official confirmed …

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Trump to sign memorandum aimed at stopping ineligible people from claiming Social Security benefits

15 Apr 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday plans to sign a memorandum that the White House said would be aimed at stopping ineligible people from claiming Social Security benefits. “The memorandum will direct the administration to ensure ineligible aliens are not receiving funds from the Social Security Act programs,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. …

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Trump has not made a decision on raising the corporate tax rate

15 Apr 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has not made a determination on raising the corporate tax rate to pay for other tax cuts, the White House said on Tuesday. “I don’t believe the president has made a determination on whether he supports it or not,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Nandita …

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Autism rates in US children hit record level in 2022, CDC data show

15 Apr 2025

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children reached a record level in 2022, continuing a recent trend of increasing prevalence, according to data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At 16 monitoring sites in 14 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, prevalence of the disorder …

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Former US labor officials urge contractors to stand firm on DEI

15 Apr 2025

By Simon Jessop and Richa Naidu (Reuters) -A group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials has urged federal contractors to maintain their corporate diversity policies in the face of legal threats by the Trump administration, a letter seen exclusively by Reuters showed. In an open letter to firms that hold federal government contracts, the …

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Judge drops case against man Bondi called MS-13 leader, allows time to challenge deportation

15 Apr 2025

By Andrew Goudsward ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge agreed on Tuesday to dismiss a gun charge against a man Attorney General Pam Bondi has called a leader of the MS-13 street gang after prosecutors said the Trump administration wanted to deport rather than prosecute him. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick put the …

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