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US Congress punts on surveillance powers after failing to authorize a long-term extension
By David Morgan and Raphael Satter April 17 (Reuters) - Congress passed a short extension to a high-profile surveillance law on Friday after failing to secure the long-term reauthorization pushed by P...
Apr 16, 2026
US House votes to defy Trump, extend Haitians' temporary protections
By Nate Raymond WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives offered a rare challenge to President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda on Thursday as a handful of Repub...
Apr 16, 2026
Exclusive-FBI under Trump ramps up probe of ex-CIA chief Brennan over Russia report, sources say
By Andrew Goudsward and Jana Winter WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The FBI plans to question roughly a half-dozen witnesses in its criminal inquiry into ex-CIA Director John Brennan over a U.S. inte...
Apr 16, 2026
Judge faults Trump for 'brazen' bid to continue ballroom construction
By Jan Wolfe April 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday again ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a White House ballroom without congressional approval was unlawful, faulting ...
Apr 16, 2026
US Senate narrowly overturns Minnesota mining ban, sending bill to Trump
By Ernest Scheyder April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to overturn former President Joe Biden's mining ban in northern Minnesota, agreeing with the House of Representatives...
Apr 16, 2026
Latest bid to rein in Trump's Iran war powers fails in US House
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Thursday, narrowly blocking a Democratic-led r...
Apr 16, 2026
US senators reassure Taiwan on weapons approvals in coming weeks
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The United States will likely approve pending weapons sales to Taiwan in coming weeks, a bipartisan group of senators assured Taiwanese lawmakers in...
Apr 16, 2026
Trump tries economic reset as Republicans fret over high gas prices
By Jarrett Renshaw, Jacob Bogage and Steve Holland LAS VEGAS, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is looking to brush off concerns about the economy and the sagging political prospects of...
Apr 16, 2026
Progressive Democrat wins New Jersey special election to succeed Mikie Sherrill
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Voters in northern New Jersey chose Analilia Mejia, a progressive Democrat who worked on Senator Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential election campa...
Apr 16, 2026
Kennedy touts new food policies but avoids vaccines in remarks to US Congress
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highlighted nutrition and food safety in remarks before lawmakers on Thursday but larg...
Apr 16, 2026
