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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with a plan to make immigrants illegally living in or entering the United States register with the federal government or face fines or imprisonment.  U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in Washington, appointed by President Donald Trump during his …

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(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 541 cases of measles in the state on Friday, an increase of 36 cases from its previous count on April 8, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease that continues to cross state borders. Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to …

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(Reuters) – Two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission sought on Friday to expedite their lawsuit challenging their firing by President Donald Trump, saying the move was blatantly illegal under 90 years of U.S. Supreme Court precedent. Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter sought expedited treatment of their case, saying U.S. District Judge …

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By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees research on climate change and refocus the U.S. fisheries service to support energy development, according to a draft White House budget document seen by Reuters. The moves are part of a …

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By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Minutes after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on a tariff plan that triggered a stock market rout and global upheaval, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent strode out of the White House to explain the abrupt turnabout. “President Trump created maximum negotiating leverage for himself,” …

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By Nupur Anand, Saeed Azhar and Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Executives at big U.S. banks warned on Friday of economic turbulence from tariffs that could weigh on economic growth, even as their profits beat forecasts in the first quarter. Industry executives said consumers and corporations were becoming more cautious about U.S. President Donald …

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By Ismail Shakil and Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs in a dispute over water sharing between the two countries, accusing Mexico of breaking an 81-year-old treaty and “stealing the water from Texas Farmers.” Under the 1944 treaty, Mexico must send 1.75 million acre-feet of water …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted to confirm retired Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine on Friday as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two months after President Donald Trump abruptly fired his predecessor. The Senate voted 60 to 25 to confirm Caine. He won strong support from both …

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