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Democrat Phillips resigns from US energy regulatory panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Willie Phillips, a Democratic commissioner on the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, resigned on Monday, opening the way for President Donald Trump to nominate another m...
Apr 22, 2025
Lawmakers urge FAA to address safety issues at Washington airport after incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three senior Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to address significant safety issues at Reagan Washington National Airp...
Apr 22, 2025
Three prosecutors in corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams resign
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The three remaining federal prosecutors who brought criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned in protest on Tuesday, after the...
Apr 22, 2025
Pentagon says leak probe may lead to U.S. prosecutions
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Tuesday of possible prosecutions of former senior advisors who were fired during a probe into leaks ...
Apr 22, 2025
Trump administration reorganizing State Department, Rubio says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is reorganizing the State Department to eliminate offices it considers redundant and cut some programs it says do not align with U.S. interests, Secreta...
Apr 22, 2025
Republican Senator asks RFK Jr. to save health unit that protects coal miners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Monday to reinstate programs aimed at protecting coal m...
Apr 22, 2025
EPA begins layoffs of environmental justice staff
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Environmental Protection Agency sent termination notices on Tuesday to staff who work on environmental justice programs at its headquarters and across re...
Apr 22, 2025
How Trump moved swiftly to punish perceived foes in his first 100 days
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Hours after swearing an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his attorney general to scour the Justice...
Apr 22, 2025
For US Catholics, Pope Francis' tenure defined by growing divisions
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, Washington and Philadelphia to greet...
Apr 22, 2025
Explainer-What's known about whether Trump can fire Powell from the Fed
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday kept up his verbal assault on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's refusal for now to further cut interest rates, rattling financial markets ...
Apr 22, 2025
