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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has told U.S. troops he was prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into U.S. cities if needed, in the latest demonstration of his willingness to escalate a confrontation with Democratic-led local governments that oppose the deployments. Trump delivered his remarks on Tuesday aboard the George Washington aircraft carrier, which …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Tuesday said it has revoked approval for 13 routes by Mexican carriers into the United States and canceled all combined passenger and cargo flights by Mexican airlines to the United States from Mexico City’s Felipe Angeles International Airport. In issuing the order, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Brazil by terminating the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil’s prosecution of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for an alleged coup attempt. In the first of three tariff bills expected in the Senate …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s presidential approval rating fell in recent days, tying the lowest level of his term, as more Americans frowned on his handling of the cost of living, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The three-day poll, which concluded on Sunday, showed 40% of Americans approve of the Republican leader’s …

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By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a $2.5 billion lawsuit against drug distributors accused of contributing to an opioid addiction crisis in West Virginia communities, overturning a 2022 victory at trial by the largest drug suppliers in the U.S. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate briefly took up a long-stalled effort on Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent and end the twice-yearly practice of switching clocks, but again failed to reach consensus. Senator Rick Scott, a Republican, and other senators went to the floor to push for passage of the bill …

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By Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -A senior biosecurity adviser at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who has made several critical statements regarding mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, was fired over the weekend, an agency official told Reuters. Steven Hatfill, who served as a senior adviser at the agency’s Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, was …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A coalition of Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, seeking to avert what would be a historic lapse in food aid for millions of Americans that is set to begin November 1 amid an ongoing government shutdown. The lawsuit represents a critical challenge to the U.S. Department of …

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(Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The move is part of a broader push by the Trump administration to scrutinize offshore wind development, which …

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