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Trump's cabinet ready to take back power with Musk stepping back, sources say
By Nandita Bose and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Members of President Donald Trump's cabinet will likely move to limit the influence of Department of Government Efficiency employees and reass...
Apr 23, 2025
Exclusive-Trump expected to sign order pushing training for skilled trades
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Timothy Aeppel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump could sign as soon as Wednesday an order to improve job training for skilled trades, an initiative twinned with tari...
Apr 23, 2025
Vance plays down political differences with Pope, calls it "lucky" they met
(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance played down political differences between the Trump administration and the late Pope Francis and said he felt lucky to have held one of the last meetings with ...
Apr 23, 2025
US Justice Department cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime victims
By Peter Eisler and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from services for mental health care for police offi...
Apr 23, 2025
IMF's Georgieva, World Bank's Banga need to earn Trump administration's trust, Bessent says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President Ajay Banga are both good ...
Apr 23, 2025
US Senator Durbin to retire after 44 years in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced on Wednesday he would retire at the end of his term after 44 years in Congress. "The deci...
Apr 23, 2025
US House to vote on Republican bid to repeal California EV rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote next week on a Republican plan to repeal the Biden administration's approval of California's landmark plan to...
Apr 23, 2025
Law firms targeted by Trump ask judges to permanently bar executive orders against them
By Mike Scarcella and David Thomas (Reuters) - Law firms Perkins Coie and WilmerHale will ask federal judges in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to permanently bar President Donald Trump's executive ord...
Apr 23, 2025
Democratic lawmakers question Justice Department over warning to fired official
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday pressed the U.S. Justice Department to explain its decision to dispatch armed agents to deliver a letter ...
Apr 23, 2025
White House says not taking aim at green group tax status
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House has no immediate plans to strip climate-focused non-profit organizations of their tax exempt status, a White House official said on Tuesday, as those groups marsh...
Apr 22, 2025
