By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., to continue for now, saying his administration was likely to prevail in a legal challenge. The unanimous opinion by three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for …
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Dec 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday reclassifying marijuana to ease federal restrictions, according to CNN, which cited a source familiar with the planning and a senior White House official. The official added that the timing could shift, CNN reported late on Tuesday. NBC, citing …
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LOS ANGELES, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The annual Academy Awards telecast will move from the ABC broadcast network to YouTube starting in 2029 and will stream live around the world for free, the parties said on Wednesday. Walt Disney-owned ABC has been broadcasting the Oscars, the film industry’s highest honors, for decades. Ratings for the …
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WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – U.S. senators are close to a deal to approve legislation to toughen military helicopter safety rules and rescind a provision in an annual defense bill approved on Wednesday that sparked alarm, congressional aides said. Republican Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz is expected to go to the floor on Wednesday …
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By Richard Cowan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – An expanded U.S. federal healthcare subsidy that grew out of the pandemic looked all but certain to expire on December 31, as Republicans on Wednesday blocked a last-ditch effort by Democrats to maintain it. By a vote of 204-203, the House voted to stop …
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WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Ray Dalio will help fund the Trump administration’s investment accounts for certain children in Connecticut Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday as another firm vowed to match employee contributions. Dalio’s commitment is part of an effort to secure additional outside donors in every U.S. state. Twenty other …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission faced criticism on Wednesday from Democrats at his first appearance before Congress after pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off the air in September. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed FCC Chair Brendan Carr …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Tuesday evening it will dissolve a key federal climate science research center in Colorado, its latest effort to defund such research. Ross Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the administration will break up the National Center …
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Dec 17 (Reuters) – California has awarded tax credits to 28 new movie projects, including Oscar-winning director Ang Lee’s upcoming film and rapper Snoop Dogg’s biopic, as Hollywood’s home state seeks to bolster local production and stem a years-long shift to other regions. The projects, which include productions from indie studios and legacy players such …
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WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Enough Republicans lawmakers on Wednesday backed Democrats’ effort to force vote on extending Obamacare healthcare subsidies in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Reporting by Costas Pitas and Doina Chiacu;)
