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US Justice Department reassigns about a dozen civil rights attorneys amid shakeup, say sources
By Sarah N. Lynch and Dan Levine WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is reassigning about a dozen senior career attorneys from its civil rights unit, four people familiar with the matte...
Apr 22, 2025
Florida faces anger over Musk DOGE cuts
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk's drive to slash federal programs and the size of the federal workforce came under attack at a town hall meeting held by Representative Byr...
Apr 22, 2025
Trump: No plans to fire Fed Chair Powell, but wants lower rates
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but said he wants interest rates to be lower, remarks that cou...
Apr 22, 2025
Factbox-Major cases involving Trump before the US Supreme Court
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions by his administration since he returned to offic...
Apr 22, 2025
Factbox-Major changes in Trump's overhaul US State Department
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a major overhaul of the U.S. State Department that would shutter more than 100 offices, part of Pre...
Apr 22, 2025
US Senate panel to hold May 1 confirmation hearing for deputy commerce secretary nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Commerce Committee said Tuesday it plans to hold a May 1 confirmation hearing for Paul Dabbar to serve as deputy U.S. commerce secretary. Dabbar is a former CEO of Bo...
Apr 22, 2025
Jury finds NY Times not liable in Sarah Palin defamation case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal jury in Manhattan on Tuesday found the New York Times not liable for allegedly defaming Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control, dealing the former...
Apr 22, 2025
US judge blocks Trump's shutdown of government-funded radio broadcasts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to halt its efforts to shut down government-funded radio broadcasts of Voice of America, Voice of A...
Apr 22, 2025
CBS News' '60 Minutes' producer Bill Owens to step down
(Reuters) -Bill Owens, the long-time producer of CBS News' "60 Minutes", is stepping down due to concerns about editorial independence, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. "Over ...
Apr 22, 2025
Trump must give some Venezuelan migrants 21 days' notice before deportations, judge rules
(Reuters) -A federal judge in Colorado directed President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to give Venezuelan migrants detained in that state notice 21 days in advance before any deportations ...
Apr 22, 2025
