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One month in, Trump takes victory lap in speech at CPAC conservative gathering

23 Feb 2025

By Steve Holland NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (Reuters) – President Donald Trump took a victory lap of sorts before a large gathering of conservatives on Saturday to celebrate his first month in office, a period marked by deep cuts to the federal bureaucracy and dust-ups with allies. In a rally-like speech to an enthusiastic audience at …

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Exclusive-US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink

23 Feb 2025

By Patrick Wingrove, Rachael Levy, Michael Erman (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, including some employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.  The FDA plans to rehire around 300 …

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Gunman takes hostages at Pennsylvania hospital, one officer killed

23 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – A man carrying a handgun and zip ties took hostages inside a Pennsylvania hospital on Saturday, fatally shooting a responding police officer and wounding five others before he was killed by police, officials said. The gunman entered UPMC Memorial hospital in York, Pennsylvania, on Saturday morning and went directly to the intensive care …

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‘He’s a real general’: How Trump chose Dan Caine to be top US military officer

23 Feb 2025

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dan Caine may not have been on Washington’s radar before Friday night. But President Donald Trump’s fascination with the retired three-star general, his surprise pick to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears to go back to their first meeting in Iraq …

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Trump to meet with Polish president Saturday afternoon

22 Feb 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with the Polish President Andrzej Duda on Saturday afternoon, according to Trump’s schedule published by the White House. The meeting will be at 1:30 p.m., the White House said. (Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Rod Nickel)

Trump urges Musk to be more aggressive in bid to shrink U.S. government

22 Feb 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday urged billionaire Elon Musk to be more aggressive in his efforts to shrink the federal government despite uproar over layoffs and deep spending cuts. “Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see him get more aggressive,” Trump posted all in uppercase letters …

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California governor requests $40 billion for fire aid, Washington Post reports

22 Feb 2025

(Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom is asking Congress for nearly $40 billion in disaster funding to help Los Angeles recover and rebuild areas scorched by last month’s devastating wildfires, the Washington Post reported on Friday citing a letter. “It’s going to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to rebuild from the devastating fires in LA,” Newsom …

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US Justice Department accuses judge reviewing Trump transgender military ban of misconduct

22 Feb 2025

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed a rare judicial misconduct complaint, accusing the judge hearing a challenge of President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military of “hostile and egregious misconduct.” The complaint said U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., violated the judicial code …

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US judge blocks Trump bid to ban DEI by federal agencies, contractors

22 Feb 2025

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in Maryland on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from implementing bans on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and businesses that contract with the federal government. U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson said the directives by Trump and an order urging the Department of Justice …

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