By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, DEL. (Reuters) -Newsmax Media has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over false claims that the voting machine company rigged the 2020 election against U.S. President Donald Trump, it said on Monday. In an unusual statement, Newsmax said it chose to …
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic Senator Adam Schiff asked the Federal Communications Commission whether President Donald Trump sought programming or media coverage commitments as part of the approval of CBS-parent Paramount Global’s merger with Skydance Media. Schiff on Monday sought details from FCC Chair Brendan Carr on potential political influence by Trump on the …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio said on Monday he would try to return to the U.S. Senate seat in next year’s midterm elections, a development that could bolster his party’s chances of winning back control of the chamber. Brown, 72, said U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and health-care cuts prompted him to return …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A group of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to prevent the Trump administration from forcing them to cooperate with immigration enforcement activities in order to receive grant funding to support crime victims. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Rhode Island is the latest case to challenge efforts …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, who passed up a chance to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, will lead the trade group Airlines for America, the group said Monday. The influential airline lobbying group includes American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, FedEx, and Southwest Airlines among its …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has scaled back a key U.S. government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some countries that have been strong partners of the Republican president. Among such nations are El Salvador and Israel, which rights groups say have extensive records of …
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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrat Sherrod Brown will attempt to win back his U.S. Senate seat in Ohio in next year’s midterm elections, according to media reports, in a race that likely would pit him against Republican Senator John Husted as Democrats fight to win back control of the chamber. The media site cleveland.com …
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(Repeats story issued on August 9 with no changes to text.) (Reuters) -Vinay Prasad is returning to his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy and blood product regulation at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a little more than a week after he left the agency. “At the FDA’s request, Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming …
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At a glance, U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be winning the trade war he unleashed after returning to the White House in January, bending major trading partners to his will, imposing double-digit tariff rates on nearly all imports, narrowing the trade deficit, and raking in tens of billions of …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has frozen $584 million in federal funding for the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA said on Wednesday after the government reprimanded the university over pro-Palestinian protests. The Trump administration has threatened to cut federal funds for universities over pro-Palestinian protests against U.S. ally Israel’s war …
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