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US Treasury Department withdraws from global regulatory climate change group

30 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system. “The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Federal Insurance Office (FIO) today notified the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for …

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Trump interest in buying Greenland ‘not a joke’, Rubio says

30 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a joke,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on Thursday, adding that acquiring Greenland was in U.S. national interest and needs to be solved. Trump has expressed interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, a part of the …

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US ban on gun sales to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional, court rules

30 Jan 2025

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals court held on Thursday, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings expanding gun rights. The ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals marked …

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Trump says air traffic control systems have not been built properly

30 Jan 2025

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday that air traffic control systems have not been built properly, speaking in the wake of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington D.C. “They spent a lot of money renovating …

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Trump says authorities have “strong opinions” on causes of Washington plane crash

30 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday said U.S. authorities have “strong opinions” on what caused the deadly collision between an American Airlines regional passenger plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. “We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions and ideas,” Trump said at …

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Explainer-Can Trump pay US government employees to quit their jobs?

30 Jan 2025

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The Trump administration has unveiled a novel plan offering financial incentives to 2 million civilian full-time federal workers to quit their jobs as part of a planned cull of the government workforce. But the program is likely to run into a number of complications, including funding issues, and it could …

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Justice Department discusses dropping New York mayor corruption case, NYT reports

30 Jan 2025

(Reuters) – Senior Justice Department officials and federal prosecutors in Manhattan have held talks about dropping the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Adams is set for a criminal trial in April on federal charges of corruption, which comes …

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Trump to hold plane crash briefing at 11 a.m. ET, White House says

30 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will appear in the White House briefing room at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday to brief Americans on Wednesday’s deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport, the White House said. (Reporting By Steve Holland)

Washington DC airspace challenges highlighted by passenger jet and Army helicopter collision

30 Jan 2025

By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) -The crash of an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday highlighted issues around the congested airspace shared by civilian and military aircraft over the U.S. capital. Military helicopters and passenger airplanes are a common sight along the …

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