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US House passes Republican healthcare bill without subsidy extension
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to approve Republicans' healthcare legislation that does not include an extension of the Affordable Ca...
Dec 17, 2025
Judge allows Trump’s ballroom project to proceed for now
By Mike Scarcella Dec 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may pursue construction of a massive White House ballroom on the site of the demolished East Wing for now, a federal judge ruled on Wednesda...
Dec 17, 2025
Lawyer Dershowitz told Trump constitutionality of third term is unclear, says WSJ
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz told President Donald Trump the U.S. Constitution was not clear about whether he could serve a third term, the Wall Street Journal repo...
Dec 17, 2025
US judge will block hundreds of Trump administration layoffs, citing shutdown law
By Daniel Wiessner Dec 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday said she would block President Donald Trump's administration from laying off hundreds of federal employees, the latest legal setback ...
Dec 17, 2025
US judge says Trump cannot ban lawmakers' surprise visits to ICE facilities
By Daniel Wiessner Dec 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday said President Donald Trump's administration cannot bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to immigrant detention fac...
Dec 17, 2025
New White House plaques attack Trump's Democratic predecessors, Bush
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The White House has installed new plaques beneath photos of former leaders on President Donald Trump's "Presidential Walk of Fame" at the White House tha...
Dec 17, 2025
In prime time speech, Trump to highlight victories amid low economic approval
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver a rare evening address from the White House on Wednesday about his first year back in office, focusing on what he ...
Dec 17, 2025
US Senate unanimously approves military helicopter safety legislation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday to toughen military helicopter safety rules and rescind a provision in the annual defense bi...
Dec 17, 2025
Republican infighting on healthcare erupts in US House as subsidy expiration approaches
By Richard Cowan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - An expanded U.S. federal healthcare subsidy that grew out of the pandemic looked all but certain to expire on December 31 as Republican ...
Dec 17, 2025
US appeals court says Trump's National Guard deployment in DC may continue
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., to continue for now, saying hi...
Dec 17, 2025
