WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Tuesday it will hold a hearing on the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on December 3. (Reporting by Chris Sanders; Editing by Chris Reese)
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House border czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday he plans to ramp up federal immigration enforcement efforts in New York City, a month after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carried out a high-profile raid targeting Manhattan street vendors. The Trump administration is already carrying out immigration operations in …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday called on the Federal Communications Commission to abandon plans to rescind cybersecurity requirements adopted after the massive Salt Typhoon Chinese hacking incident that infiltrated U.S. telecom companies last year. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington urged FCC Chair Brendan Carr to …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Democratic U.S. senators wrote to President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday raising “serious concerns” about Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff’s potential financial conflicts of interest. “As U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Mr. Witkoff was a chief architect of a deal that appears to have aided a foreign …
(Corrects paragraph 5 to say Epstein pleaded guilty to Florida state charge, not convicted of state and federal charges) By David Morgan, Bo Erickson and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday on forcing the release of investigative files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with passage …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said planning applications for new homes near railway stations would receive a default ‘yes’ in future if they meet certain rules as it steps up efforts to encourage house building by reducing obstacles. The government wants to build 1.5 million homes before the next election, due in 2029, but figures from the …
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By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Recent grand jury subpoenas for records related to the U.S. intelligence community’s work on Russian interference in the 2016 election, a topic that President Donald Trump has long demanded prosecutions on, are likely to yield little to no new information for prosecutors, according to three sources …
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(This November 17 story is repeated without any changes to the text) By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -A Tennessee state court judge temporarily blocked on Monday Republican Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of National Guard troops to the city of Memphis, ruling that the use of troops was likely not legal under the state’s militia …
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(This November 17 story is repeated without any changes to the text) By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge rejected on Monday a Trump administration challenge to a New York law that blocks immigration officials from arresting individuals at, or near, state courthouses. Republican President Donald Trump has stepped up immigration enforcement in Democratic-led …
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(Corrects spelling of ‘Cruise’ in paragraph 8) By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -How does a person summarize the 45-year career of Tom Cruise in a four-minute speech? “Mission impossible,” said director Alejandro Inarritu on Sunday as Hollywood celebrated the movie star with an honorary Oscar. Inarritu, who directed Cruise in an untitled film set …
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