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Epstein associate Maxwell seeks immunity as condition for testimony to US Congress
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A longtime associate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the subject of a political storm surrounding President Donald Trump, on Tuesday sought i...
Jul 29, 2025
Trump approval rating sinks to 40%, the lowest of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Nicole Jeanine Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating dropped one percentage point to 40%, the lowest level of his second term in office, as Americans remained ...
Jul 29, 2025
Trump administration seeks to keep Nevada US Attorney in place before court can act
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration has extended Nevada's Interim U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah's term, aiming to prevent a federal court from rejecting her p...
Jul 29, 2025
Trump says Wall Street Journal, Murdoch want to settle defamation lawsuit
By Andrea Shalal and Nandita Bose (Reuters) -Donald Trump said on Tuesday the Wall Street Journal and its billionaire owner Rupert Murdoch want to settle the U.S. president's defamation lawsuit agains...
Jul 29, 2025
US states sue over Trump demands for data on food stamp recipients
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A group of U.S. states has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the administration of President Donald Trump from requiring them to hand over information on millions of peopl...
Jul 29, 2025
Factbox-New York shooting unlikely to prompt US Congress to tighten gun controls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper late on Monday that killed four people, including a New York City police officer, has been marked by statements of sorrow and prayers for the...
Jul 29, 2025
FEMA to require states use terrorism prevention funds for migrant arrests
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Emergency Management Agency will require states to spend part of their federal terrorism prevention funds on helping the Trump administration arrest...
Jul 29, 2025
Trump's EPA to repeal core of greenhouse gas rules in major deregulatory move
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Environmental Protection Agency will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, as well as tailpipe emission ...
Jul 29, 2025
US Senate Democrats to investigate Kennedy's firing of vaccine expert panel
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats on the U.S. Senate's health committee launched an investigation on Tuesday into Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s firing of all members of a ...
Jul 29, 2025
Fed's policy toolkit may be headed for fundamental changes
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -A U.S. senator's recent push to strip the Federal Reserve of a key aspect of how it controls interest rates and the battle over who will succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell ...
Jul 29, 2025
