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Pentagon tightens control on communicating with US Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has told Pentagon staff they must obtain permission before interacting with members of Congress, according to a congressional aide and a de...
Oct 21, 2025
Trump nominee faces rare Republican pushback following report on text messages
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican John Thune has called for the Trump administration to pull its nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead a federal watchdog agency, foll...
Oct 21, 2025
Schumer says Democrats seeking meeting with Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer said he and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries reached out to President Donald Trump on Tuesday to sit down again to negotiate an end...
Oct 21, 2025
Former US officials urge Congress to examine 'weaponization' working group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of hundreds of former U.S. national security officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to examine an internal government group that has been coordinating President Donald Trum...
Oct 21, 2025
US Senate committee votes to advance aviation safety bill
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve aviation safety legislation after a fatal January collision involving an American A...
Oct 21, 2025
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter accused of threatening US Democratic leader Jeffries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump has been charged with threatening to kill House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, according to a court...
Oct 21, 2025
Trump's approval edges up despite Americans blaming Republicans for shutdown
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans blame Republican lawmakers more than Democratic lawmakers for a partial government shutdown, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that also showed Repub...
Oct 21, 2025
Democratic National Committee hikes spending on New Jersey, Virginia races
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The Democratic National Committee pledged an additional $500,000 for get-out-the-vote operations in the New Jersey and Virginia governor's races, as well as judicial races in P...
Oct 21, 2025
Exclusive-Wide-ranging group of US officials pursues Trump's fight against ‘Deep State’
By Jonathan Landay, Sarah N. Lynch and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of dozens of officials from across the federal government, including U.S. intelligence officers, has been helping to s...
Oct 20, 2025
University of Arizona declines to sign onto Trump administration 'compact'
By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) -The University of Arizona on Monday cited academic freedom as it became the seventh elite college to decline to sign onto a Trump administration proposal that offer...
Oct 20, 2025
