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Kennedy Center officials pledge transparency on renovations after Trump takeover
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Officials at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday promised greater transparency about sweeping taxpayer-funded renovations of...
Apr 22, 2026
Virginia court blocks voter‑approved congressional map backed by Democrats
By Diana Novak Jones April 22 (Reuters) - A Virginia court on Wednesday halted a new Democratic-drawn congressional map approved by voters that could flip four Republican seats in the U.S. House of Re...
Apr 22, 2026
Trump alleges ‘rigged’ Virginia redistricting vote as judge blocks new map
By Nandita Bose and Diana Novak Jones WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday without evidence that a Virginia vote to redraw the state's congressional map in...
Apr 22, 2026
US Navy Secretary Phelan fired, sources say
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a U.S. official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the P...
Apr 22, 2026
US House Oversight members divided on Ghislaine Maxwell pardon, chairman says
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Some members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee are open to the possibility of a presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell if it would enable her to ...
Apr 22, 2026
Senators raise concerns about US bailout of Spirit Airlines
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - A number of U.S. lawmakers expressed concerns about a potential federal government rescue of bankrupt Spirit Airlines, with the Republican chair of...
Apr 22, 2026
Kalshi suspends three US congressional candidates for 'political insider trading'
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Prediction markets platform Kalshi said on Wednesday it has suspended three U.S. congressional candidates for "political insider trading," building on i...
Apr 22, 2026
New CDC director will be allowed to make vaccine decisions, Kennedy tells US Senate panel
(Refiles to correct misspelling in headline, no other changes to text) By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators on Wednesday that ...
Apr 22, 2026
Trump calls on Republicans to pass spending bill
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged fellow Republicans in Congress to band together and pass spending legislation as lawmakers prepared to move forward on f...
Apr 22, 2026
Trump ballroom deal shields donor identities, limits conflict safeguards, contract shows
By Jarrett Renshaw April 22 (Reuters) - Newly released documents show the Trump administration set up a legal framework allowing hundreds of millions of dollars in anonymous private donations to fund ...
Apr 22, 2026
