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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
US senators near deal on military helicopter safety legislation
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. senators are close to a deal to approve legislation to toughen military helicopter safety rules and rescind a provision in an annual defense bill approved on Wednes...
Dec 17, 2025
Republican lawmakers decry Intel's testing of Chinese-linked tools after Reuters report
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers accused Intel this week of threatening U.S. national security after Reuters revealed the chipmaker was evaluating chipmaking equi...
Dec 17, 2025
US Congress passes massive defense bill that includes support for Ukraine and Europe
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a $901 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon, sending the massive piece of legis...
Dec 17, 2025
US House Republicans block move for quick vote on health subsidy extension
(Corrects paragraph 7 to state that Republican Representative Kevin Kiley was critical of Republican leadership's approach to healthcare legislation, not that he joined Democrats' bill) By Richard Cow...
Dec 17, 2025
Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends probes in House testimony
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against President Donald Trump, defended his investigation befo...
Dec 17, 2025
Investor Ray Dalio to help fund 'Trump accounts' for some children
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ray Dalio will help fund the Trump administration's investment accounts for certain children in Connecticut as part of an effort to secure donors fo...
Dec 17, 2025
Republicans back US House Democrats' to force vote on healthcare subsidies
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Enough Republicans lawmakers on Wednesday backed Democrats' effort to force vote on extending Obamacare healthcare subsidies in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Repor...
Dec 17, 2025
Analysis-Unprecedented errors are eroding the credibility of Trump's Justice Department
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - As President Donald Trump's crime crackdown got underway in Washington, D.C., in August, federal agents and police spotted a man named Torez Riley tugg...
Dec 17, 2025
