By Andrea Shalal and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing the government to expand access to in vitro fertilization and reduce the costs of the popular fertility treatment. The order, which directs Trump’s domestic policy chief to produce a list of policy recommendations that protect IVF …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans aim to vote this week on their own plan to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda on border security, immigration, fossil fuel production and defense, pushing ahead of a rival Republican blueprint in the House of Representatives. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, the chamber’s top Republican, said on Tuesday that …
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By Nate Raymond and Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that a Democrat who served as the chair of a U.S. agency that hears appeals by federal government employees when they are fired or disciplined be temporarily reinstated after Republican U.S. President Donald Trump fired her. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in …
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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday put on hold for five days the firings of 11 CIA officers who were ordered to resign or face imminent termination over their temporary jobs with the spy agency’s diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs. In an administrative stay issued after a hearing, U.S. …
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By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will not let billionaire Elon Musk take part in any space-related government decisions, when the president was asked about Musk’s potential conflicts of interest amid his drive to cut government spending. “So anything to do with possibly …
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By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) – Two large earthquakes that hit the Permian basin, the top U.S. oilfield, this week have rattled the Texas oil industry and put a fresh spotlight on the water disposal practices that can lead to increases in seismic activity, industry consultants said on Tuesday. A magnitude 5.0 quake struck on …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders and a presidential memorandum on Tuesday, a White House aide said. Trump signed an order relating to the affordability and availability of in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments, and an order related to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the aide said. The …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Public interest groups on Tuesday asked the full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that the Federal Communications Commission lacked legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules. The decision by a three-judge panel blocked the FCC under then President Joe Biden that had sought to …
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(Reuters) – A large fire broke out at a Pennsylvania factory that makes fasteners for aircraft, but no injuries were reported, authorities said on Tuesday. The fire was reported at a commercial building of SPS Technologies in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, according to the police. The Abington Township Police Department said there was an explosion within the …
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By Maria Alejandra Cardona and Andrew Hay COLEMAN, Florida (Reuters) – Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents and incarcerated for nearly five decades while maintaining his innocence, was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence. Peltier’s supporters, ranging from tribal leaders to …
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