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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News on Monday that giving Washington an economic interest in the future of Ukraine will serve as a security guarantee for the country that Russia invaded in February 2022. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT President Donald Trump has been seeking a minerals deal with Ukraine …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of President Donald Trump said on Monday it will review Columbia University’s federal contracts and grants over allegations of antisemitism, which it says the educational institution has shown inaction in tackling. Rights advocates note rising antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias since U.S. ally Israel’s devastating military assault …

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By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is offering some employees $50,000 if they choose to resign or to retire under an early retirement program, according to an agency memo seen by Reuters. The SEC and other federal agencies have been looking at ways to cut staff and costs to …

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By Alexandra Alper and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It was a scene some federal workers found upsetting and tone deaf. Under government-wide orders to end work-from-home arrangements and return to the office, employees in the Office of Personnel Management were shocked to be greeted on Monday with bowls of candy, balloons, handshakes from managers …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the FBI’s New York office has retired, an email from the outgoing official showed on Monday, weeks after he pushed back on a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to provide a list of agents who worked on the investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Monday asked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to answer questions about a reported plan to spend $400 million to purchase armored versions of Tesla Cybertrucks to transport diplomats. The State Department said Monday the contract was planned during the Biden administration and the Trump …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Monday urged lawmakers to call SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration to testify about air traffic control IT systems. Musk, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump and the owner of satellite company Starlink, has sharply criticized …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A Delaware judge on Monday ordered ITG Brands to pay rival cigarette maker Reynolds American $251.5 million in connection with a Florida tobacco settlement, following ITG’s purchase of four cigarette brands from Reynolds a decade ago. Vice Chancellor Lori Will of the Delaware Chancery Court rejected ITG’s argument that the $251.5 …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why several flight crews on Saturday received faulty alerts of potentially nearby aircraft on arrival at Washington’s Reagan National Airport. The FAA said Monday that some of the crews executed go-arounds as a result of the alerts that aim to prevent collisions and is …

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