(Reuters) -The defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the 59th Super Bowl, arguably the biggest single event in U.S. sports with a huge global audience. Here’s everything you need to know about Super Bowl LIX, including who is performing at halftime. WHERE WILL THE 59th SUPER BOWL BE HELD? The …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senator Gary Peters, the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, said Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2026. Peters, 66, represents Michigan, a state President Donald Trump narrowly won in 2024. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate and Democrats would need to win four seats in …
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By Dan Catchpole -Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Tuesday he is “not too worried” about the Trump administration’s threats to impose tariffs on trade partners, including countries that are important parts of Boeing’s far-flung supply chain. “This administration’s very focused on jobs, on U.S. jobs, and, as you know, Boeing production is all U.S.-based, …
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By Steve Holland and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has temporarily paused grant, loan and other financial assistance programs at the Office of Management and Budget, according to a memo seen by Reuters, prompting criticism from congressional Democrats. The memo referenced the executive orders, including those seeking to dismantle programs related to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Google Maps will change the name of “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday. The change will be visible in the U.S., but the name will remain “Gulf of Mexico” in Mexico. Outside of …
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from the military, reinstate thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, and take aim at transgender troops. Earlier on Monday, Pete …
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By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday fired more than a dozen Justice Department lawyers who brought two criminal cases against him, an official said, as the Republican moves swiftly to exert greater control over the department. The officials were fired after Acting Attorney General James McHenry, …
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By Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sources familiar with the matter said, after Washington put a sweeping freeze on U.S. aid worldwide. The administration on Saturday urged USAID staff to help …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Monday that eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the military, as well as reinstated military members forced out by vaccine mandates, according to the White House. The White House also added that Trump signed an executive order eliminating “gender radicalism” in the military. …
(Reuters) – Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, said on Monday preliminary analysis of data showed a “momentary and expected increase in current” on its energized lines in the Eaton Canyon corridor on Jan. 7 evening. Fire officials have not found SCE to be responsible for the Los Angeles fires. But the …
