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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was working with Republicans in the House of Representatives on a continuing resolution to fund the government until September. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Government funding runs out next week. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday that he wanted to pass a …

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By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives kicked off a process on Wednesday that could lead lawmakers to censure Democrat Al Green, who was kicked out of the chamber after yelling at President Donald Trump during an address. Representative Green, a Texas Democrat who has been in Congress for 20 years …

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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Trump administration official overseeing the care of unaccompanied migrant children was abruptly removed on Tuesday, an email reviewed by Reuters showed. Mellissa Harper, the acting director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, told staff in the email that she was informed on Tuesday that her detail to the …

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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, told a U.S. Senate panel he plans to focus the agency on chronic diseases, improve research integrity, and foster scientific dissent. Bhattacharya, a Stanford University professor who was a vocal critic of COVID-19 lockdowns, is expected …

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By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday declined to order the Trump administration to immediately return to New York City $80.5 million of grants intended to cover part of the city’s cost of housing migrants.  U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rearden said the city failed to show irreparable harm, …

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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Abigail Summerville and Sabrina Valle NEW YORK (Reuters) -A private equity firm in early talks to buy a small U.S. snack food maker and merge it with a Canadian rival was optimistic about getting a deal done this year – until U.S. President Donald Trump took office in late January. The talks …

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By James Oliphant, Jeff Mason and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress in a televised speech on Tuesday, six weeks into a tumultuous term during which he has upended decades of U.S. foreign and domestic policy and stretched the limits of the presidency. Here are some takeaways from …

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By Bo Erickson and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats protested President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday with signs reading “No King” and “Save Medicaid,” with some turning their backs on the Republican as he spoke and one lawmaker marched out by security. Representative Al Green of Texas, a Democrat who plans to introduce …

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(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump faces renewed accusations of monetizing the presidency, with potential conflicts of interest emerging from ventures that include cryptocurrency, social media and other avenues for those seeking to funnel money his way. Trump handed over management of those assets to his children before returning to the White House and he …

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By Brad Brooks BOULDER, Colorado (Reuters) -Over 1,000 protesters gathered outside a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, decrying Trump administration layoffs of what two current employees said were upward of 10% of scientists there. The protest was organized by former U.S. Congressman David Skaggs, a Colorado Democrat for whom …

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