By Tom Hals and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of state attorneys general on Thursday sued to halt Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending as head of President Donald Trump’s new government efficiency agency, escalating the legal fight over the billionaire’s influence in the White House. The lawsuit in Washington, D.C., …
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By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Tina Smith said she will not seek re-election in 2026, which leaves an open seat in moderately competitive Minnesota and complicates her party’s hopes of winning back control of the chamber in the midterm elections. Smith, 66, was first elected in a special election in 2018. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not request the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Writing by Ismail Shakil; Editing by Chris Reese)
(Reuters) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental and anti-vaccine activist, has taken charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with oversight of medicines, vaccines and food safety. Here are some of the policy positions he has asserted in recent months during Senate confirmation hearings and in editorials, social media posts and …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to end contracts agreed by the previous administration to distribute $20 billion in grants to fund clean energy and transportation projects in disadvantaged communities, he said on Thursday. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a message posted on X that …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his 75-day delay in enforcing a ban on the popular short-video app TikTok could be extended, but said he doesn’t think that will be necessary. In remarks to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he still hopes to make a deal …
By Blake Brittain and Brendan Pierson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday extended for one week a pause on the Trump administration’s plan to put thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers on leave while he considers a lawsuit by government employee unions. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington said at …
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By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Across the 14 states where abortions were banned or prohibited after 6 weeks …
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and former White House policy advisor who has expressed doubt about climate change, to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rollins will head an agency with 100,000 employees that oversees farm programs, food …
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(Reuters) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle chronic disease, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Health Secretary on Thursday, after overcoming resistance from the medical establishment and members of Congress with promises to limit his role in vaccine policy. As head of the health department, which oversees …
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