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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. law enforcement officers will ask, when detaining immigrants in the country illegally, whether they are parents or guardians to avoid separating families under a Biden administration policy launched on Thursday. The directive, an effort by President Joe Biden to reverse former President Donald Trump’s more restrictive policies, also allows …

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By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Federal Trade Commission that accuses it of unlawfully withholding public records. The Chamber, which speaks for U.S. businesses, has been critical of the FTC under Chair Lina Khan, who has support among progressive Democrats. “In the last …

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(Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday refused to comment on the prospect of a prisoner exchange for detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. Griner, detained at a Moscow airport in February, has pled guilty on drugs charges that carry a possible 10-year prison sentence but denied she intended to break the law. The third hearing …

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By Moira Warburton and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans in Congress are lining up behind legislation that critics say would roll back protections for transgender people, setting a playbook for action on a divisive social issue should they take control of Congress this fall. The bills have no chance of becoming law this …

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By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump is expected to testify in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his business practices next week, not on Friday as previously agreed, according to a person familiar with the matter. Trump’s daughter Ivanka, and son Donald Jr. also will be questioned under …

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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Wednesday that refusing to fill prescriptions for drugs that could be used to terminate a pregnancy could violate federal law, regardless of various state bans on the procedure. This “guidance” https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pharmacies-guidance.pdf, which involves roughly 60,000 U.S. retail pharmacies, comes days after President Joe Biden …

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By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Democratic Caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries said on Wednesday “significant progress” had been made on a proposed bill to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry and he believes an agreement on it will be reached by the end of July. The legislation would fund $52 billion for chip production subsidies …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said June inflation figures were “unacceptably high” but also said they were out of date given the recent drop in gasoline prices. “Energy alone comprised nearly half of the monthly increase in inflation. Today’s data does not reflect the full impact of nearly 30 days of decreases in …

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The White House spokesperson John Kirby said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan misspoke on Wednesday when he told reporters that the United States wished for a Palestinian consulate in East Jerusalem. Kirby said there was no change in U.S. policy regarding the consulate. The United States wants to reopen its consulate for …

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