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US Senate blocks debate on ending military action against Venezuelan vessels
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a preliminary move to terminate President Donald Trump's use of the military to destroy boats carrying alleged Venezuelan dr...
Oct 08, 2025
Trump: 'We will be very threatening to antifa'
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that federal law enforcement will be "very threatening" as it goes after the antifa movement, which he recently ...
Oct 08, 2025
Democratic bill to end US government shutdown failing in Senate; voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic bill to fund the U.S. government and end a shutdown was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate on Wednesday, as voting continued. (Reporting by ...
Oct 08, 2025
Airlines brace for third day of flight delays as shutdown persists
By David Shepardson BALTIMORE (Reuters) -Major U.S. airlines are bracing for a third straight day of delays on Wednesday as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration faces higher-than-normal staffing i...
Oct 08, 2025
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
By Brendan O'Brien, Andy Sullivan and Susan Heavey CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrat...
Oct 08, 2025
Ex-FBI chief Comey to face charges brought under pressure from Trump
By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey will appear in federal court on Wednesday to face criminal charges of making false statements and...
Oct 08, 2025
Most Americans don't want troops deployed without an external threat, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some 58% of Americans - including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans - think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a sig...
Oct 08, 2025
Ex-NFL star Herschel Walker confirmed as first U.S. Bahamas ambassador in nearly 15 years
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON(Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former NFL star and political candidate Herschel Walker to serve as the United States' next ambassador to the Bahamas, filling ...
Oct 07, 2025
Analysis-Trump would wade into uncharted legal waters with mass shutdown firings, experts say
By Bo Erickson and Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has repeatedly tested the boundaries of executive power since his return to office and is exploring uncharted legal terri...
Oct 07, 2025
Explainer-Trump keeps bringing up the Insurrection Act. What is it?
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he might use the Insurrection Act, a law authorizing the president to deploy military forces on U.S. soil, if courts and g...
Oct 07, 2025
