WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Republicans’ multitrillion dollar budget resolution on Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported, citing comments by House Speaker Mike Johnson. The vote is expected to take place at 6:30 p.m. (1930 GMT), Punchbowl said. (Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
By Dan Levine, Alexandra Alper and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk, President Donald Trump’s point person to root out what he says is government waste, on Monday renewed his threat to fire federal workers who do not comply with his demand to justify their jobs, even after the Trump administration said workers did …
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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – Arizona’s legislature is set to vote on legislation to pay police $2,500 for every illegal immigrant they help deport, marking it the latest U.S. state to consider bounties to support President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies. Arizona’s so-called bounty bill would be paid for by taxing international money transfers and …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Columbia University-affiliated Barnard College has expelled two students over pro-Palestinian protests that a protesting group said marked the first official expulsion on campus over the Israel-Gaza war and which the educational institution called a consequence of unsanctioned classroom disruption. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Israel’s military assault on Gaza after an …
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By Nathan Layne, Tim Reid and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s human resources agency is rushing to shut down and drastically shrink entire departments in what sources familiar with the actions say will serve as a template for a second wave of mass layoffs in the federal bureaucracy. The Office of Personnel …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday denied a request by the Associated Press to immediately restore full access for the news agency’s journalists after President Donald Trump’s White House barred them for continuing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in coverage. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, …
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By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roberta Flack, the silky-voiced Grammy-winning singer whose sultry ballads “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song” topped the charts in the 1970s, died on Monday at the age of 88, her publicist said. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. As of February 24, 2025, a total of 38 people infected with the outbreak strain of listeria …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy says China is the top U.S. competitor in both areas and warned the future depends on who leads in key sectors. “China has emerged as both our preeminent geopolitical rival and our most formidable …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation on Monday to toughen U.S. trade enforcement laws and address the impact of Chinese-supported companies moving portions of their production to other countries to circumvent American duties. Republican Senator Todd Young of Indiana and Democratic Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota are leading …
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