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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Unions representing federal workers filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to include what they said is a partisan “loyalty question” in more than 1,700 job posts since October’s start. Three unions including the American Federation of Government Employees alleged in a lawsuit …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. government on Thursday unveiled a new program to cut prescription drug costs for Medicaid patients by tying prices to those paid in other countries. The announcement follows previous agreements between the White House and pharmaceutical companies to reduce drug prices for Americans, who often pay significantly more for the same medications than …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday it had identified a security incident and acted to contain the breach at the non-partisan agency that provides key financial research data to lawmakers. The CBO told Reuters it also implemented additional monitoring and new security controls after the breach was identified. The Washington …

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(Corrects conversion of miles into kilometers in paragraph 11) By Renee Hickman CHICAGO (Reuters) -A federal agent who shot a Chicago woman multiple times after he said she struck his vehicle with her own bragged about his shooting skills in text messages with other agents, according to records presented Wednesday at a hearing in the …

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By David Hood-Nuño, Jonathan Allen and Bianca Flowers WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats’ victories in Tuesday’s elections have exposed potential vulnerabilities in U.S. President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda and bid to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion policies, analysts said. While the winners focused their campaign around cost of living issues, they also embraced the core …

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