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US Capitol flags to fly at full-staff for Trump’s inauguration, House Speaker says

14 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Flags at the U.S. Capitol will fly at full-staff “to celebrate our country coming together” for incoming president Donald Trump’s inauguration, House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X on Tuesday. Johnson said the flags will then be lowered back to half-staff the following day in honor of president Jimmy …

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Mexican president might avoid Trump’s ‘day one’ tariffs

14 Jan 2025

By Laura Gottesdiener and Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In late November, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sent shockwaves through global trade by threatening 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, effectively ripping up a regional trade agreement, if the two countries didn’t do more to curb migration and the flow of drugs. It was a …

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Hunter Biden prosecutor says president’s criticisms undermine rule of law

14 Jan 2025

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. special counsel who prosecuted Democratic President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden called the president’s criticisms of the cases “gratuitous and wrong” in a final report on his probe published on Monday. Special Counsel David Weiss brought cases against Hunter Biden for lying about his drug use when …

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The big DC mystery: Where will Trump and his circle hang out?

14 Jan 2025

By Steve Holland and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For four years, the bar at the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington was the place to be seen for Donald Trump’s circle of allies, supporters and hangers-on, where MAGA hat-wearing patrons sipped $20 martinis and hoped for a glimpse of the president himself. Trump would …

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Drugmakers will ask US government to pause drug price negotiations, Bloomberg News reports

14 Jan 2025

((This Jan. 13 story has been corrected to say ‘drugmakers will ask,’ not ‘Eli Lilly has asked’ to pause negotiations, after the company clarified, in the headline & paragraph 1)) (Reuters) – Drugmakers will ask the U.S. government to pause price negotiations for prescription drugs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing Eli Lilly’s CEO David …

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Bezos’ Blue Origin calls off New Glenn launch again, eyes Thursday

14 Jan 2025

(Reuters) – Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin moved the launch of its New Glenn rocket from Tuesday to Thursday, Jan. 16, further pushing back its inaugural attempt to reach orbit and compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market. The company called off its first scheduled launch on Monday after a technical issue was …

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Los Angeles utility sued over Palisades Fire water shortage, court filing shows

14 Jan 2025

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) -A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Monday accuses the public utility of failing to properly manage water supplies critical to fighting the deadly Palisades Fire, a court filing showed. The complaint, filed on behalf of residents and others affected by the historic blaze that …

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US judge allows DOJ to release report on Trump’s election subversion case

14 Jan 2025

By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Justice Department to publicly release a portion of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump …

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California Democrats put on the backfoot as wildfires – and criticism – rage

14 Jan 2025

By Nathan Layne, Helen Coster and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – For California Governor Gavin Newsom and other Democratic leaders in the left-leaning state, the still-raging wildfires could have been a chance to showcase their competence and unity with the White House in dealing with a natural disaster. Instead, questions about the state’s preparedness and response …

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