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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker “Grim Reaper” as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said on Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a decades-long career that helped steer American politics decisively to the right. The Kentucky lawmaker, whose skills as a political …

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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – U.S. government employees who lose their jobs in President Donald Trump’s ongoing purge of the federal workforce and bring legal challenges face an uphill battle, with potentially little recourse even for those who prevail. The main venue for federal employees to contest firings and other disciplinary actions is the Merit …

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By Andrea Shalal and Nandita Bose MIAMI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has put billionaire Elon Musk in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, appearing to contradict the White House over who runs the cost-cutting program. The White House said in a court filing on Monday that Musk’s role …

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By Andrea Shalal ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his support behind calls for a federal government takeover of Washington, D.C., saying the local government was “not doing the job” on crime and homelessness. Republicans have in recent years sought to overturn home rule for the District of Columbia, …

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By Rachael Levy (Reuters) – Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words “woman,” “disabled” and “elderly” in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said, part of a list of banned terms that a White House spokesman said had misinterpreted President Donald Trump’s executive order. A …

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By James Oliphant and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Americans worry that Elon Musk’s drive to slash the federal government could hurt services their communities depend on and believe that billionaires have too much influence on President Donald Trump’s administration, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Some 58% of respondents to the six-day …

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(Reuters) – PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund officials were to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday to continue negotiations on an agreement between the tour and LIV Golf, the Washington Post reported. (Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)

By Jonathan Stempel and Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Several labor groups sued the Trump administration for allegedly firing tens of thousands of probationary employees illegally, as part of its drive to overhaul the federal government. In a complaint filed on Wednesday night in San Francisco federal court, the groups said the Office of Personnel Management, …

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