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US senator urges Taiwan parliament to pass stalled defence spending plan
TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's parliament should pass a stalled special defence budget to send a signal to China and the world that it is serious about peace through strength, U.S. Senator Jim B...
Apr 08, 2026
Trump administration cannot nix legal status of 5,000 Ethiopians, US judge rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday halted a move by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end legal protections granted to over 5,000 Ethiopians that ha...
Apr 08, 2026
Bondi will not appear for House interview on Epstein files, DOJ says
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi does not plan to appear for a planned interview with a House of Representatives commit...
Apr 08, 2026
Historians, watchdog group sue Trump to preserve White House records
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - A U.S. historians' organization and a government transparency group are suing President Donald Trump to force his administration to comply with a pres...
Apr 08, 2026
Exclusive-Intelligence report warned of Iran's 'persistent threat' to US as White House downplayed the risk
By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The FBI warned U.S. state and local law enforcement of an elevated threat posed by Iran's government to targets in the United States la...
Apr 07, 2026
Trump-backed Republican wins runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, NBC projects
(Corrects spelling of 'projects' in headline) April 7 (Reuters) - Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor endorsed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday won a runoff election in Georgia to replace...
Apr 07, 2026
Trump's threat to Iran shocks global leaders, unnerves some Republicans
By Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's warning to destroy Iran if it did not yield to his demands drew rebukes from around the glo...
Apr 07, 2026
Lobbyist for man pardoned by Trump in plea talks on extortion charges
NEW YORK, April 7 (Reuters) - A lobbyist who helped a nursing home owner convicted of tax fraud secure a pardon from President Donald Trump is in talks with prosecutors over a potential plea agreement...
Apr 07, 2026
US lawmakers press Bessent on LNG ships that are taking tax credit
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on whether enormous tankers that ship liquefied natural gas q...
Apr 07, 2026
Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia US House runoff in MAGA stronghold
By Rich McKay, Jayla Whitfield-Anderson and Nathan Layne RINGGOLD, Georgia, April 7 (Reuters) - Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor endorsed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday won a runoff ...
Apr 07, 2026
