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US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats demanded on Wednesday Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. make public the reviews on which his department said it based its decision ...
Jun 18, 2025
Ex-Trump defense attorney Kendra Wharton to depart Justice Department
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kendra Wharton, a former member of President Donald Trump's criminal defense team who serves as the Justice Department's senior ethics official, plans to leave ...
Jun 18, 2025
Trump's bid to bar foreign students from Harvard threatens Kennedy School's lifeblood
By Maria Tsvetkova CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) -When 35-year-old Oscar Escobar completed his term as the youngest elected mayor in his Colombian hometown in 2023, he was accepted into a program...
Jun 18, 2025
Senate bill would raise value of tax credit to use captured CO2 to produce more oil
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate panel proposed making the tax credit for capturing carbon emissions for recovering oil equal to the $85/metric ton tax credit for permanently b...
Jun 17, 2025
US judge blocks Trump passport policy targeting transgender people
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans nationwide that reflect their gender identities, a...
Jun 17, 2025
US Senate passes stablecoin bill in milestone for crypto industry
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to create a regulatory framework for U.S.-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens known as stablecoins, in a watershed moment for the dig...
Jun 17, 2025
Los Angeles mayor lifts curfew imposed after immigration raids, protests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday lifted a curfew imposed on part of the city's downtown to curb crime in the wake of raids on undocumented migrants that prompted protests...
Jun 17, 2025
US senators seek more security following Minnesota assassination
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators on Tuesday demanded tighter security in the wake of last weekend's assassination of a Minnesota state legislator and threats against members of Con...
Jun 17, 2025
US Senate confirms Republican congressional aide to serve on FCC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Republican Senate aide Olivia Trusty to serve on the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, days after two members of telecommunications r...
Jun 17, 2025
ICE walks back limits on raids targeting farms, restaurants and hotels
By Ted Hesson and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration officials have walked back limits on enforcement targeting farms, restaurants, hotels and food processing plants just days after p...
Jun 17, 2025
