WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to send a memo offering to pay through Sept. 30 all federal workers who don’t want to return to the office, as long as they resign by Feb. 6, Axios reported Tuesday, citing a White House official. “The government-wide email being sent today is to …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause, even as the White House said the program was exempted. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the White House was aware of the Medicaid program’s online portal …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Commerce Department will tell senators on Wednesday he will “take a thoughtful and rigorous approach” to overseeing the agency but did not offer any specifics on tariffs or China policy. Howard Lutnick, CEO of Wall Street brokerage firm Cantor Fitzgerald, did …
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By Tim Reid and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a blizzard of executive orders and taken other actions since he was sworn in on Jan. 20 that are having a swift impact on Americans and the rest of the world. The executive orders, which the White House said have totaled more …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the panel’s top Democrat asked U.S. President Donald Trump to detail his rationale for firing 18 inspectors general that provide oversight at U.S. government agencies. Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin called on Trump to “immediately” provide the lawfully required …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted 77 to 22 on Tuesday to confirm former U.S. Representative Sean Duffy to head the U.S. Transportation Department. Duffy, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, says Boeing needs “tough love” to get back on track after a 2024 mid-air emergency and vowed not to approve …
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By Bo Erickson and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump’s pick for budget chief Russell Vought despite calls from top Democrats for a delay after an order halting all federal grants and loans. “The Senate Budget Committee will proceed with Mr. Vought’s nomination …
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Transgender rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that targeted transgender service members, in what would be the first legal challenge to a cornerstone of his conservative agenda at the Pentagon. Trump signed an executive order on Monday that …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two key Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday demanded more information after the Trump administration abruptly fired career prosecutors who investigated President Donald Trump, and reassigned others from their positions to a newly created “sanctuary city” working group. In a letter to Acting Attorney General …
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Nutrition programs that deliver food assistance to millions of U.S. families will not be affected by a White House pause on federal grants and loans, a senior official said on Tuesday. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget said in a memo on Monday that federal grants and loans …
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