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WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump discussed a draft copy of a book by lawyer Alan Dershowitz that examines whether Trump could constitutionally serve a third term as president, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Trump’s flirtation with the idea of a third term has alarmed opponents and constitutional experts, who say …

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WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve Republicans’ healthcare legislation that does not include an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidy. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones)

By Daniel Wiessner Dec 12 (Reuters) – California and 19 other U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The lawsuit in federal court in Boston is at least the third to challenge the fee announced by Trump in September, …

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By Andrew Goudsward Dec 11 (Reuters) – Jury selection begins on Thursday in the trial of a Wisconsin state judge charged with helping a migrant appearing in her courtroom evade an immigration arrest in a case stemming from President Donald Trump’s push to prosecute individuals accused of resisting his hardline immigration tactics. Hannah Dugan, an elected …

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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 10 – President Donald Trump’s administration officially launched his “Trump Gold Card” visa program on Wednesday to provide a pathway, with a steep price, for non-U.S. citizens to get expedited permission to live in the United States. The website Trumpcard.gov, complete with an “apply now” button, allows interested applicants to …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday threatened to withhold transit funding for Chicago trains and buses, and demanded more police protection, citing an incident in which a 26-year-old woman passenger was attacked and set on fire last month. The Federal Transit Agency said in letters to Illinois …

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By Christy Santhosh Dec 4 (Reuters) – About a quarter of Americans enrolled in Obamacare health plans said they would go without insurance in 2026 if COVID-era government subsidies are not extended past this year and premium payments double, a poll by health-research firm KFF found. The poll also found that most of the 24 million …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing in 22 states a provision of the Republican’s signature tax and domestic policy bill that would deprive Planned Parenthood and local affiliates that perform abortions of Medicaid funding. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in …

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WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that a recent MRI conducted on President Donald Trump was preventative in nature and revealed that he was in good cardiovascular health. Speaking to reporters at a press briefing at the White House, Leavitt said men of Trump’s age benefited from …

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By Jeff Mason and Kanishka Singh ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -President Donald Trump offered support to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday, after news outlet MS NOW reported that Trump was considering ousting Patel from his current role. “He is doing a great job I think,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when …

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