WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a Trump administration directive pausing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance, a White House official said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Jasper Ward)
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) – Caroline Kennedy, a member of the famed U.S. political family, urged senators on Tuesday to reject her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency, calling him a “predator” and his healthcare views “dangerous.” The daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy said …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Wednesday it will aim for “greater transparency” in Medicare drug price negotiations under President Donald Trump’s administration following criticism from the pharmaceutical industry for the Biden-era law. The statement was the first by the new government since the outgoing administration earlier this month released a list of 15 …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, paving the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm the former Florida attorney general as soon as this week. The panel approved her nomination in a 12-10 vote with …
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(This Jan. 28 story has been refiled to fix the acronym for Homeland Security Investigations in paragraphs 14 and 15) By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top homeland security official joined officers in an immigration enforcement operation that arrested several people in New York City on Tuesday, in the Trump …
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(Reuters) -An F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday, but the pilot was safe after bailing out, base officials said. The pilot experienced an “in-flight malfunction,” and was able to eject from the aircraft, U.S. Air Force Colonel Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter …
By David Shepardson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Tuesday it is offering financial incentives to 2 million civilian full-time federal workers to quit as part of plans to drastically shrink the size of the U.S. government. The “deferred resignation program” would allow federal employees to remain on the payroll through …
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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Tuesday it will allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain migrants at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado, further widening the Pentagon’s role in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The decision comes on top of U.S. military deportation flights of migrants …
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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education said on Tuesday it was investigating whether the Denver school system discriminated against women and girls by converting a female bathroom into one for all genders. Gender in schools has been a key issue for U.S. President Donald Trump and a hot-button topic around …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to all federal funding or support for healthcare that aids the transition of transgender youth, the latest in a series of actions limiting transgender rights in his first eight days in office. The executive order, which is certain to face legal challenges, follows …
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