(This Feb. 7 story has been refiled to correct the byline) By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department on Friday doubled the number of news organizations that must vacate their Pentagon office spaces to be replaced by other media outlets under a new “annual media rotation program.” The department said in a …
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(Reuters) – Author Tom Robbins, whose novels read like a hit of literary LSD, filled with fantastical characters, manic metaphors and counterculture whimsy, died on Sunday. He was 92. Robbins’ death was announced by his wife, Alexa Robbins, on Facebook. The post did not cite a cause. “He was surrounded by his family and loyal …
(Reuters) – The Washington headquarters of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be closed for the week of February 10-14, according to an internal email, adding to the confusion facing the agency’s staff in the days since representatives of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency gained access. Adam Martinez, the CFPB’s chief operating …
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By Amy Tennery NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The Kansas City Chiefs chase history with an unprecedented Super Bowl “three-peat” on the line when they step into the Superdome on Sunday, facing a Philadelphia Eagles team determined to deny them the dynasty-building win. The Chiefs clipped the Eagles’ wings two years ago, overcoming a 10-point halftime …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives speaker said on Sunday he would stick with a “one big bill” strategy to pass President Donald Trump’s tax-cut agenda and fund border and military priorities, despite a limited $340 billion budget plan unveiled on Friday by Senate Republicans. Mike Johnson told Fox News …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is working with Elon Musk to improve the department’s efficiency, as the billionaire and his team of aides conduct efforts to overhaul the U.S. government. “We’re working with them at the president’s direction to find what we can do to make our department much more efficient. …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s sweeping assertions of executive power during his first weeks back in office appear headed toward U.S. Supreme Court showdowns, but it remains an open question whether or how much the justices might act to check his authority. Since taking office on January 20, Trump’s views of …
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By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Workers at the U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau protested against Elon Musk’s assault on the agency on Saturday, expressing concern over his access to federal data and the billionaire’s potential conflicts of interest. The bureau’s website has been malfunctioning since late on Friday, around the time Musk posted a message …
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By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Even as the wreckage of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan that crashed on Thursday, killing all 10 on board, drifts on a Bering Sea ice floe, authorities said they had recovered and identified the bodies of all the victims on Saturday. Time was of the essence as the ice floe, about 34 …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Candidates for top U.S. national security and law enforcement jobs are being asked whether they believe President Donald Trump’s false claims that he won the 2020 election and about its aftermath, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Questions put to several current and former officials centered around the result of the election …
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