By Sarah N. Lynch, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director Kash Patel was removed from his role as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, U.S. officials confirmed on Wednesday. Reuters was first to report the leadership change, which the …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court cleared the way on Wednesday for 18 federal agencies to once again fire thousands of employees who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal workforce but were later reinstated by a lower-court judge in Maryland. The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit …
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By Jorge Garcia PASADENA, California (Reuters) -In early January, Tony and Jacqueline Collier watched on helplessly as the Eaton wildfire burned dozens of homes to the ground in their neighborhood of Altadena, California. Their own property is still standing, although the interior is severely damaged. The couple visit their home once a week and are …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed several executive orders and proclamations focused on deregulating markets, including one aimed at ensuring federal regulations do not block entrants from entering new markets. Trump also signed an order to reverse conservation regulations enacted by the Biden administration to limit pressure for shower heads and other …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ronald Johnson, a former ambassador to El Salvador, as ambassador to Mexico, amid ties strained by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and speculation of U.S. military strikes to fight drug cartels. The Senate voted 49 to 46 in favor of Johnson, who was an …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel, installing a staunch pro-Israel conservative in the high-profile post amid war in Gaza and relations complicated by U.S. tariffs. The Senate backed Huckabee by 53 to 46, largely along party lines, with Republicans all …
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By Luc Cohen and Ted Hesson NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. judges in Texas and New York dealt blows on Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s effort to revive deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime law after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a nationwide ban on such removals. Wednesday’s actions marked early victories …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States Postal Service said on Wednesday it wants to raise the price of first-class mail stamps to 78 cents from 73 cents effective July 13. The proposal, which must be approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, would raise overall mailing services product prices by 7.4%. USPS in January …
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Several U.S. Department of Agriculture employees who worked on the agency’s bird flu response will leave at the end of April, straining the federal capacity to monitor the spread of the virus, according to a source familiar with the situation. The USDA on April 1 gave employees seven days to decide …
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By Jonathan Saul, Michelle Nichols and Kate Abnett LONDON (Reuters) -The United States has withdrawn from talks in London looking at advancing decarbonisation in the shipping sector and Washington will consider “reciprocal measures” to offset any fees charged to U.S. ships, according to a diplomatic note seen by Reuters. Delegates are at the U.N. shipping …
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