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Democratic lawmakers oppose plan to end government subsidies for school bus internet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission chair to withdraw a plan to end government subsidies for wireless use on school buses after ...
Sep 29, 2025
US Democrats, Trump set to face off in budget battle that could trigger gov't shutdowns
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With U.S. government funding due to expire at midnight on Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats in Congress are showing no signs they will agree to a temporary spen...
Sep 29, 2025
Pentagon calls up 200 National Guard troops after Trump Portland announcement
By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be deployed under federal authority while t...
Sep 28, 2025
New York Mayor Adams drops re-election bid
(Reuters) -New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped his re-election bid on Sunday, leaving the race to become the city's next mayor likely between Democrat Zohran Mamdani and former New York Governor An...
Sep 28, 2025
Republicans urge Democrats to agree to short-term bill to keep US government open
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ahead of a meeting between lawmakers and President Donald Trump, the Republican leaders of Congress sought on Sunday to blame Democrats for an impasse prior to ...
Sep 28, 2025
Trump to attend meeting with top military leaders, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump will attend a meeting with U.S. generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday, a rare gathering of the country's military leadership in one location, the Wa...
Sep 28, 2025
'Backdoor' funding cuts possible by Trump administration, as Congress faces government shutdown
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With three days to go before a U.S. government shutdown, an advocacy group that tracks federal spending warns that about $8 billion approved by Congress for health...
Sep 28, 2025
Native Americans condemn Pentagon move to preserve Wounded Knee medals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Congress of American Indians strongly condemned on Saturday U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to allow soldiers to keep medals awarded for their roles a...
Sep 27, 2025
Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland, ICE facilities
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to send troops to Portland, Oregon and to protect federal immigration facilities against "domest...
Sep 27, 2025
FBI fires agents pictured kneeling during racial justice protest in 2020
(Corrects to remove reference to kneeling incident occurring same day as Trump's photo with Bible; the two incidents occurred during same protests but not the same day, paragaph 7) By Sarah N. Lynch W...
Sep 26, 2025
