By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department this week suspended funding to groups that assist refugees with housing, job placement and other needs as part of a broad pause on aid, a letter reviewed by Reuters shows. The letter, dated Friday, said the agencies must stop all work related to the paused federal …
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By Ann Saphir LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wearing a respirator, goggles, gloves and white protective booties, Shaun Kearney gazed at his house in Sunset Mesa, a coastal community next to Pacific Palisades. It survived the fires destroying Los Angeles, but the weekend forecast is for a different problem: rain. Kearney needs to seal a hole …
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By Rich McKay (Reuters) -California firefighters could make more headway in containing three major wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles on Friday, as the latest round of blistering winds dissipates and the area’s first rainfall in months arrives over the weekend. The improved outlook comes after weeks of frustration in snuffing out the crisis, …
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By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday floated shuttering the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster areas in North Carolina and California, where he pledged government support and sparred with Democratic officials. Fresh from assuming office on Monday, Trump’s visit showcased a desire to …
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(Reuters) -U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have ordered what amounts to a pause in several programs that allow immigrants to settle temporarily in the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday. The directive demands an immediate end to “final decisions”on certain visa applications pending a review by the Trump administration about whether …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday used his executive authority to restore U.S. participation in two international anti-abortion pacts, including one that cuts off U.S. family planning funds for foreign organizations if they provide or promote abortions. Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, which opponents call the “global gag rule” because they say it …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asked U.S. federal agencies on Friday to terminate roles and offices related to diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a memo circulated by the Office of Personnel Management showed. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Trump, a Republican, has issued a series of executive orders seeking to dismantle …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s U.S. Education Department said on Friday it dismissed 11 complaints related to book bans by local school districts that the department received during the Biden administration. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Free speech advocacy group PEN America notes that books are “under profound attack” in the U.S., adding …
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By Michael Erman and Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -More than 80 organizations voiced opposition on Friday to Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing next week, while the group 314 Action launched a six-figure ad buy to influence Republican senators against him. The …
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By Andrew Goudsward and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s new leadership under President Donald Trump ordered cutbacks on Friday on federal prosecutions of people accused of blocking access to reproductive health centers and abortion clinics, calling such cases a “weaponization” of law enforcement. Future abortion-related prosecutions and civil cases pursued under …
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