By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Tuesday it will submit plans for President Donald Trump’s $250 million White House ballroom project to a body that oversees federal building construction, even though demolition work began earlier this week. Trump reveled on Tuesday in the demolition sounds by construction workers …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican John Sununu announced his bid to regain the New Hampshire U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen on Wednesday, saying he wanted to “lower the temperature” in what he described as a dysfunctional and angry Washington. Sununu, 61, the son and brother of former New Hampshire governors, enters a Republican …
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By Patricia Zengerle and Nelson Bocanegra WASHINGTON/BOGOTA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat this week to slap Colombia with tariffs over its drug policy marked a sharp escalation in his feud with a country that has long been one of Washington’s closest Latin American allies. It was also a rejection of an established idea about …
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By Andrew Hay MORA, New Mexico (Reuters) -Three muddy torrents rage through Victoria Lovato’s northern New Mexico ranch when it rains hard, born of the state’s biggest ever wildfire that burned through mountains above her land over three years ago. It is this kind of deadly, post-wildfire flooding making homes unlivable and knocking out infrastructure …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a federal watchdog agency, Paul Ingrassia, withdrew on Tuesday following a report that Ingrassia described himself as having a “Nazi streak.” Ingrassia said in a social media post that he was pulling out of a scheduled Thursday hearing before a Senate panel that …
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By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday responded to a report that he is seeking $230 million from the Justice Department for legal costs tied to federal investigations against him, saying he is not involved in the request but would donate any money awarded to charity. The New York …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has told Pentagon staff they must obtain permission before interacting with members of Congress, according to a congressional aide and a department memo. The new policy was first reported by Breaking Defense, a digital news organization focused on global defense. It is the latest example of the …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that air traffic control staffing issues were delaying flights at Houston and Newark airports on the 21st day of a U.S. government shutdown. The FAA issued ground stops impacting flights at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Hobby Airport because of absences from …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a federal watchdog agency, Paul Ingrassia, has dropped out of consideration for the role, Ingrassia said on social media on Tuesday. Ingrassia faced a rare Republican pushback following a report that he described himself as having a “Nazi streak.” (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; editing …
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By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The state of Arizona on Tuesday sued the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives over the delayed swearing in of Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. Grijalva, 54, won a special election last month to fill the House seat that was left vacant when her father, Raul Grijalva, died in March. House Speaker Mike …
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