WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed George Glass, a former investment banker and diplomat known for criticizing China, as ambassador to Japan, one of several U.S. allies that has asked President Donald Trump to rethink his steep tariffs. The Senate voted 66 to 32 to confirm Glass, who served as ambassador to …
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By Sarah N. Lynch and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is disbanding its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ordering prosecutors to narrow crypto investigations to focus on drug cartels and terrorist groups, according to a memo seen by Reuters. The memo from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, sent out to employees …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Senate Democrat pressed the FBI on Tuesday to explain why it reassigned staff from domestic terrorism investigations, accusing Republican President Donald Trump’s administration of imperiling efforts to confront violent extremists in the U.S. Reuters reported last month that the FBI transferred about 16 agents and intelligence analysts …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday a budget plan passed by the Senate had his endorsement. “All of the elements we need to secure the Border, enact Historic Spending Cuts, and make Tax Cuts PERMANENT, and much more, are strongly covered and represented in the Bill,” Trump said in a social media …
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(Reuters) – Paramount and U.S. President Donald Trump are set to begin mediation in his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News after the two sides agreed on a mediator, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing two people familiar with the decision. Trump’s lawsuit accuses CBS of editing an interview with former Vice President …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has appointed a national security lawyer who entered the foreign service just four years ago as the top official overseeing the State Department’s global workforce, according to three sources familiar with the matter and an internal email seen by Reuters. The hiring of Lew Olowski to …
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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 36 new special patrol officers announced last month by Columbia University were appointed by the New York Police Department and will be subject to the orders of the police commissioner, a Columbia spokesperson confirmed this week. Columbia’s leaders applied to the city’s police commissioner for peace officers last year …
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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate bill that would require congressional approval for new tariffs gained more Republican support on Friday, on the second day of a stock market rout sparked by President Donald Trump’s move to impose sweeping new taxes on imports. Republican U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell of …
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By Efrain Otero CARACAS (Reuters) – Friends and relatives of Venezuelans deported from the U.S. to a maximum security prison in El Salvador held a vigil in front of colorful murals of their loved ones’ faces painted on a Caracas street, calling for due process after the U.S. accused them of being gang members. Paola …
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By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government plans to freeze grants to Brown University and separately set conditions that Harvard University must meet – including a mask ban and removal of diversity, equity and inclusion programs – to receive federal money. The tightening of funding to the universities represents Washington’s latest …
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