By Tom Hals (Reuters) – Challengers to federal rules covering a range of industries including mining and farming got a fresh shot on Tuesday at rolling back regulations as the U.S. Supreme Court applied a new standard for reviewing the power of federal agencies. Nine lower-court rulings were vacated by the Supreme Court and sent …
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(Reuters) – Labor unions representing thousands of workers for the city of Philadelphia are suing Mayor Cherelle Parker over her effort to order municipal employees to return to offices five days a week starting this month without bargaining. District Council 47 of The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees represents more than 3,000 …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Nippon Steel’s vice chairman plans to return to the United States next week again to discuss its proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. The planned visit by Takahiro Mori, the Japanese firm’s key negotiator for the deal, follows trips to the U.S. in May and June, highlighting …
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By Steve Holland, Moira Warburton and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some elected Democrats loyal to President Joe Biden raised fresh questions on Tuesday about his 2024 re-election bid, with one calling for him to step aside, a shift after many defended him in the wake of last week’s shaky debate performance. Whether Biden continues his …
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By Steve Holland MCLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged his performance during last Thursday’s presidential debate wasn’t his best, but blamed it on jet lag after two overseas trips earlier in June. Biden has faced mounting questions about his 2024 reelection bid after last week’s shaky debate performance, with one …
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By Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A dozen former U.S. government officials who quit over U.S. support for Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday accused President Joe Biden’s administration of “undeniable complicity” in the killing of Palestinians in the enclave. In a joint statement, the 12 former government officials said …
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By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday he has “so many skeletons in my closet,” when asked about an allegation in a Vanity Fair article that he sexually assaulted a former family babysitter. Kennedy also denied a picture of him posing with the barbecued carcass …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday blocked Mississippi from enforcing a new law that requires users of social media platforms to verify their ages and restricts access by minors to their sites if they lack parental consent, saying it was likely unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden in Gulfport, Mississippi, sided …
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By Luc Cohen and Susan Heavey NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star was delayed on Tuesday until Sept. 18, less than seven weeks before the U.S. election. Justice Juan Merchan pushed back the sentencing date so he can weigh the former U.S. …
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By Jeff Mason (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign raised $331 million in the second quarter, it said on Tuesday, topping the $264 million President Joe Biden’s campaign and its Democratic allies raised in the same period. Biden’s total, which covers April through June, included $127 million raised in June and a record fundraising …
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