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By Douglas Gillison and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee a consumer watchdog faced a grilling from Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Thursday as the White House presses ahead with aggressive efforts to dismantle the agency. Jonathan McKernan, nominated to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, vowed before the Senate …

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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday walked back President Donald Trump’s claim the day before that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to cut 65% of its workforce, saying the environmental regulator plans to cut its spending by 65%. Trump took EPA employees by surprise on Wednesday when he said at …

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By John Shiffman, Sarah N. Lynch, Joseph Tanfani and Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a memo on Sunday evening, the FBI Agents Association told its 14,000 members that new director Kash Patel had assured them that he would follow tradition and name a career special agent with operational expertise as his deputy director. “Director …

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By Matt McKnight MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) – Scientists at a federal laboratory in Montana that has focused on fire for decades are increasingly concerned about wildfires that spread to population centers as Americans build communities ever closer to forests. Mark Finney, senior scientist at the U.S. Forest Service’s Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, noted a pattern …

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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – Elon Musk, the billionaire behind President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the U.S. government, threw his support behind a bill that would consolidate antitrust enforcement at the U.S. Department of Justice, stripping that authority from the Federal Trade Commission. “Sounds logical,” Musk posted on X late on Wednesday night in …

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will decide on tariff policies for all countries including Mexico and Canada after a study comes out on April 1, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNBC in an interview on Thursday. Hassett told CNBC that Trump extended the tariffs deadline on Wednesday by saying “we are going to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top aides are struggling to contain disputes at the White House and across the administration following billionaire Elon Musk’s ultimatum to federal workers to list their accomplishments or lose their jobs, said three government officials familiar with the tensions. Before the weekend, the White House felt confident that …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a federal judge’s order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients for past work. The court issued an interim order placing on hold Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s action that had imposed a …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department hopes to release on Thursday flight logs and “a lot of names” related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier accused of sex trafficking who socialized with Wall Street titans, royalty and celebrities, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday. “I think tomorrow … you’re going to see some Epstein …

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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Transgender service members will be separated from the U.S. military unless they receive an exemption, according to a Pentagon memo filed in court on Wednesday, essentially banning them from joining or serving in the military. The move, which goes further than restrictions President Donald Trump placed on …

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