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Trump ally Blackburn announces bid for Tennessee governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies in Congress, on Wednesday launched a run for governor of Tennessee in 2026, becoming the third si...
Aug 06, 2025
Exclusive-US lawmaker questions Intel CEO's ties to China in letter to company board chair
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. Republican Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to Intel's board chair on Wednesday with questions about the chipmaker's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan's ties to Chines...
Aug 06, 2025
Stanford University lays off over 360 employees, citing Trump policies
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stanford University said on Tuesday it has laid off over 360 employees, citing budget constraints that it attributed to the federal funding policies of U.S. Pre...
Aug 05, 2025
Trump threatens to take over Washington DC's governance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the federal government could take control of Washington D.C. if the local government "doesn't get its act together," with his comments...
Aug 05, 2025
Witkoff to meet with Russian leadership in Moscow on Wednesday, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will be in Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russian leadership, a source familiar with the plan said on Tuesday. Officials in Washington provided...
Aug 05, 2025
US judge blocks Trump administration from diverting disaster prevention grants
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from diverting money funds from a multibillion-dollar grant program aimed at providing infrastru...
Aug 05, 2025
Exclusive-Trump administration to formally axe Elon Musk's 'five things' email
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans as soon as Tuesday to formally axe a program launched by billionaire former Trump adviser Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarize their ...
Aug 05, 2025
Senators ask US to probe data security issues with DeepSeek
(Reuters) - A group of seven Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday asked the Commerce Department to evaluate potential data security vulnerabilities posed by Chinese open-source AI models like DeepSeek....
Aug 05, 2025
Nebraska Republican congressman booed over Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Representative Mike Flood endured a contentious town hall meeting in Nebraska on Monday, as opponents of President Donald Trump's sweeping tax- and spending-cut b...
Aug 05, 2025
US to initially impose 'small tariff' on pharma imports, Trump says
By Patrick Wingrove and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would initially place a "small tariff" on pharmaceutical imports before hiking...
Aug 05, 2025
