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By John Kruzel, Andrew Chung and Daniel Wiessner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to lean on Wednesday toward making it easier for people from “majority backgrounds,” such as white or straight people, to pursue workplace discrimination claims, as they heard an appeal by an Ohio woman who claims she was denied a …

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By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of replacing a visa program for foreign investors with a so-called “gold card” that could be bought for $5 million as a route to American citizenship. Trump told reporters he will replace the “EB-5” immigrant investor visa program, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has instructed agencies to work with “Department of Government Efficiency team leads” to identify targets for mass layoffs as part of restructuring plans due on March 13, a memo showed on Wednesday. The memo, published by the federal human resources agency known as the Office of Personnel Management and …

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(Reuters) – Medicare spending on some diabetes drugs, including popular treatments such as Ozempic, surged nearly five-fold to $35.8 billion between 2019 and 2023, a U.S. government watchdog’s report showed this week. Medicare, the government-backed program for adults aged 65 and older and those with disabilities, only covers the use of GLP-1 drugs for diabetes, …

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By Tom Hals and Jack Queen (Reuters) – On social media and at political rallies, Elon Musk has taken credit for leading the team that is cutting allegedly wasteful U.S. government spending, even waving a chain saw on stage at a conference. In court, it’s a different story. During a hearing on Monday in a …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A U.S. agency on Tuesday halted the terminations of six federal government employees who U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration targeted in its mass firings of probationary workers. The Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent agency that hears appeals by government employees when they are fired or disciplined, issued the decision …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants to begin selling gold cards for $5 million to foreigners who want to move to the U.S. and create jobs. Trump said the immigration program, which he said was legal, could start in about two weeks. He added it is possible Russian oligarchs …

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