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US lawmakers question Musk's dual role at SpaceX and government agency
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers on key House committees raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest from Elon Musk's dual roles as SpaceX CEO and a Special Governmen...
May 06, 2025
Pentagon wireless spectrum sale could put Trump Golden Dome plan at risk, senator says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee said the sale of wireless spectrum held by the Pentagon could put President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense shield...
May 06, 2025
US House Democrats aim to force vote blocking cuts to Medicaid, food aid, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leaders on Tuesday are set to unveil a move to try to shield Medicaid and a food assistance program from cuts to offset the costs of Pres...
May 06, 2025
Rollins says USDA not planning to close any Farm Service Agency offices
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said at a Senate hearing on Tuesday that the agency is not planning to close any of the country's 4,500 Farm Service Age...
May 06, 2025
Trump pick for Washington, DC, prosecutor won't get Senate vote before deadline, source says
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate panel will not move forward with President Donald Trump's pick for the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. before his ...
May 06, 2025
Major universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. universities have filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provid...
May 06, 2025
White House removes NTSB vice chair -- sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday removed the vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, the latest in a series of dismissals by President Donald Trump from independent U.S...
May 06, 2025
Carney meets Trump in bid to reset strained Canada-US relations
By David Ljunggren WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday in a bid to reset a relationship he says has been undermined by ...
May 06, 2025
Humanitarian aid restrictions may violate US law, US Democrats say
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. senators wants Congress' watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governme...
May 06, 2025
Exclusive-Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard
By Erin Banco, Phil Stewart, Gram Slattery and Mike Stone NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Roughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the U.S. military issued an order to three freig...
May 06, 2025
