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By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen (Reuters) -A fourth major law U.S. law firm, Milbank, struck a deal on Wednesday with Donald Trump amid the U.S. president’s campaign against perceived enemies within the legal industry, while another law firm fought back in court against an executive order targeting its business. New York-headquartered Milbank committed $100 …

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By Leah Douglas and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) – The Trump administration has begun the process of reclassifying workers at some agencies to a new job category with fewer protections, according to two sources familiar with the situation and an email seen by Reuters. The moves, which the sources said are taking place at the National …

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By Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has tasked Eliezer Mishory from the New York prediction markets and sports wagering firm Kalshi, to be a point person for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to people briefed on the matter. Mishory, a former official from the Commodity Futures …

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By Raphael Satter and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top employee of billionaire Elon Musk who is now working in the U.S. Justice Department previously bragged about hacking and distributing pirated software, according to archived copies of his former websites reviewed by Reuters. Christopher Stanley, a 33-year-old engineer who has worked at both …

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By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrat Xavier Becerra on Wednesday launched a run for governor of California, potentially pitting himself against former Vice President Kamala Harris. California voters in 2026 race will select a governor to succeed Democrat Gavin Newsom, who has held the post since 2019 but cannot run for re-election due to term …

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(Reuters) -Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, CNN and NBC projected, maintaining the court’s 4-3 liberal majority in a setback for President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk, who had backed her conservative rival. The election was widely seen as an early referendum on Trump’s presidency. The campaign …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Half of the U.S. Senate – 25 Republicans and 25 Democrats – joined together on Tuesday to introduce sanctions that would be imposed on Russia if it refuses to engage in good faith negotiations for peace with Ukraine. The lead sponsors of the legislation, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will on April 10 hold a hearing on the reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, its chairman Senator Bill Cassidy said in a statement. “We write to invite you to testify on April 10, 2025, before the U.S. Senate Committee on …

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(Reuters) -Reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood said on Monday the Trump administration would cut federal family planning funding as of Tuesday, affecting birth control, cancer screenings and other services for low-income people. Planned Parenthood said that nine of its affiliates received notice that funding would be withheld under a program known as Title X, which …

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