By Dan Levine WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management told HR officials that employees not replying to an email asking what they did last week will not be taken as a resignation and staff were not obliged to respond to the email, according to a Justice Department internal communication. Billionaire and Republican …
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By Chris Prentice and Douglas Gillison NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to remove the top leaders at regional offices across the country as part of its cost-cutting recommendations to the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The SEC on Friday told directors across its 10 regional …
(Reuters) – U.S. health agencies will delay by more than two months a decision on updating the definition of the nutrient content claim “healthy” that manufacturers can voluntarily use on food packages. The final rule is delayed until April 28 from February 25, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday, citing …
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By Bill Trott (Reuters) – Clint Hill, the U.S. Secret Service agent who leaped atop John Kennedy’s limousine to shield the mortally wounded president and long wondered if he could have saved him by acting quicker, has died at the age of 93, his family said on Monday. Hill, who was seen in film footage …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rudolph Giuliani has “fully satisfied” a $148 million judgment won by two Georgia election workers who said he defamed them by falsely claiming they helped steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election from Donald Trump, a Monday court filing shows. A satisfaction of judgment was filed in Manhattan federal …
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By David Shepardson (Reuters) – New York City collected $48.6 million in revenue from the first month of its congestion pricing program that the Trump administration has moved to kill, a transit agency said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said on Monday that in January the program reduced congestion and raised $48.6 million with $11.1 …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Republicans face a major test this week as the fractured and narrow caucus tries to unify around a plan to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda for trillions in tax cuts and new spending on defense and border security. With only a 218-215 majority in the House of Representatives, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said in a post on social media Sunday that Dan Bongino, a conservative talk show host, will be deputy director of the FBI. Bongino will join Kash Patel, who was recently confirmed by the Senate as director of the FBI. Trump said Bongino was named to the role by …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department told workers they should respond to a demand by President Donald Trump’s adviser Elon Musk to list their accomplishments in the past week by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday. USDOT has a workforce of about 57,000 people that includes the Federal Aviation Administration, National Highway …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration laid off 4% of its staff as part of a government-wide trimming of probationary employees, a spokesperson said Monday. The agency has pending investigations into Tesla, which is headed by Elon Musk, the CEO of the automaker and President Donald Trump’s senior adviser leading …
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