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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Two non-profit groups suing the Trump administration over its freeze of nearly all foreign aid on Wednesday asked a federal judge to hold administration officials in contempt of court for defying the judge’s order last week that the freeze be lifted. The motion in Washington, D.C., federal court by the …

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By Sarah N. Lynch and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four Democratic senators have asked the U.S. Justice Department’s Inspector General to investigate the resignation of a senior federal prosecutor in Washington who was being pressured to launch a criminal probe of a contract awarded under former President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency. Democratic Senators …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has submitted the Biden administration’s approval of California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 to Congress for review and potential repeal. The decision by the new Trump administration gives the Republican-led Congress a chance to repeal …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency’s funding and influence. Like other U.S. agencies, the Department of Education’s budget is determined by Congress, and any changes to its funding would technically need to be passed …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans will push ahead on Thursday with a measure to kickstart President Donald Trump’s agenda on immigration, energy and defense, Majority Leader John Thune said on Wednesday, after Trump called on them to drop the plan in favor of a sweeping resolution prepared by House Republicans. Trump came …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A Republican ally of Donald Trump has moved to impeach a federal judge who blocked a team set up by the president and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing U.S. Treasury Department systems responsible for trillions of dollars in payments. Congressman Derrick Van Orden on Tuesday filed a resolution …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Personnel from Elon Musk’s government downsizing team DOGE will make additional visits to Federal Aviation Administration facilities as they assist in efforts to modernize U.S. national airspace, the acting head of the agency said on Wednesday. Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau said the DOGE team — which visited the Air …

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By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed the Justice Department to terminate all remaining Biden-era U.S. attorneys, asserting that the department had been “politicized like never before.” “We must ‘clean house’ IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence. America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System – THAT …

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