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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Monday proposed transferring the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust work to the Department of Justice as part of a budget reconciliation package. The proposal would allocate funds for moving staff and cases from the FTC to the DOJ and mirrors a Republican bill aimed …

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By Jason Lange and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Love of country is so important to Navy veteran Antonio Gonzales Jr. that he keeps an American flag lit up 24/7 outside his home in Porterville, California.   So while Gonzales, a 66-year-old retired surgical technologist, admits to concerns about the direction of the economy during President …

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By Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken (Reuters) -U.S. law firm Jenner & Block asked a judge on Monday to permanently bar Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order punishing the firm for its affiliation with a prosecutor who investigated ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia. A lawyer for the firm told U.S. District Judge …

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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission offered employees financial incentives on Friday to leave the agency, though some may be turned down if their departure would hurt the agency’s work enforcing consumer protection and antitrust laws, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. FTC staff allowed to take the deal would …

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DANLI, Honduras (Reuters) – Migrants deterred by U.S. President Donald Trump’s border crackdown are making their way back to their home countries as crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border continue to fall. In the Honduran town of Danli, near the border with Nicaragua, dozens of migrants are waiting for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States was very close to a tariff deal with Japan. Trump spoke to reporters as he left the White House to travel to Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral. (Reporting by Gram Slattery; Writing by Doina Chiacu;)

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., on Thursday blocked Republican President Donald Trump’s administration from following through on threats to cut off funding to public schools that engage in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The trio of rulings – two by judges whom Trump appointed during his first …

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(Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate HELP Committee in mid-May, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing an HHS spokesperson. Since taking the top job, Kennedy has slashed jobs in federal public health agencies, which has jeopardized public health programs, and raised concerns about the country’s readiness …

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