WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet last week in Washington had its tracking technology turned off at the time of the crash, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz told the New York Times. The technology allows air traffic controllers to better track the movement of an aircraft. Republican Senator Cruz is …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said on Thursday she received a letter from President Donald Trump that purports to fire her but added that the action was illegal. In a post on X, Weintraub attached the January 31 letter signed by Trump which said: “You are …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday accused Donald Trump of ignoring the rule of law for political and personal gain as he declared an executive order that the Republican president signed seeking to curtail birthright citizenship to be unconstitutional. There was applause in the courtroom after U.S. District Judge John …
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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A former interpreter was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison for stealing $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to pay off gambling debts, according to a court document. Ippei Mizuhara, the onetime translator and de facto manager of the power-hitting pitcher from Japan, was sentenced …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee Russell Vought as budget director on Thursday, placing the reins of government funding in the hands of hardline conservative who has advocated for reducing Congress’s power over taxpayer dollars. The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Vought after a marathon overnight …
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By Chris Prentice, Douglas Gillison and Lawrence Delevingne NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers may be exempt from a demand by the Trump administration asking for a list of staff who are still on probation, according to a memo seen by Reuters, in a sign that they may get a reprieve from …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -The NCAA, the governing body for collegiate sports in the United States, banned transgender women from competing in women’s sports effective immediately on Thursday, aligning itself with U.S. President Donald Trump. The policy change came one day after Trump signed an executive order attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Congressional Republicans emerged from a five-hour meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday without a deal on how to extend his sweeping tax cuts, though senior lawmakers said they believed they were close to agreement. Republicans, who hold narrow majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate, have spent weeks trying to …
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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A 78-year-old man in Michigan was charged with ethnic intimidation over alleged threats against a U.S. Muslim advocacy group, the Council on American Islamic Relations, the advocacy group and officials said on Thursday. Paul Naiman was arraigned on three counts of ethnic intimidation, with the Canton Police Department confirming the …
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By Valerie Volcovici, Sarah N. Lynch, Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration has placed on leave nearly 200 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency, and is pursuing staff reductions in similar programs at the Justice Department. The moves are in line with President Donald Trump’s broader orders to …
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