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US academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies
By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) -Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher educati...
Apr 21, 2025
US invokes RICO law in charging more alleged Venezuelan gang members
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - More than two dozen people whom the U.S. government says are current or past members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been charged with murder, sex trafficking and...
Apr 21, 2025
Paul Atkins sworn in as US SEC chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Atkins, who previously served as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission member from 2002 to 2008 and was seen as a business-friendly lawyer, was sworn in on Monday as th...
Apr 21, 2025
Harvard University sues Trump administration over funding freeze
(Reuters) -Harvard University sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday in an effort to halt the government's pause of more than $2 billion in funding for the U.S. educational institution...
Apr 21, 2025
'Disruptor' Hegseth's unsettled Pentagon starts turning against him
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pete Hegseth wanted to make waves at the Pentagon. But less than 90 days since being sworn in as U.S. defense secretary, he appears put off balanc...
Apr 21, 2025
US Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default from May 5
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday it will resume collecting federal student repayments from borrowers in default from May 5 after a pause of more than five years. The resumpti...
Apr 21, 2025
Trump approval rating dips; many wary of his wielding of power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his...
Apr 21, 2025
Former US Senator Bob Menendez's wife Nadine convicted at bribery trial
(Reuters) - Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, was convicted on Monday of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes in exchange for her husband doing favor...
Apr 21, 2025
White House denies report it is searching for new defense secretary
(Reuters) -The White House on Monday denied a report that it has begun searching for a new defense secretary after Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reportedly shared details of a U.S. attack on Yemen's Ira...
Apr 21, 2025
Venezuelan migrants seek further deportation protections after Supreme Court ruling
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Venezuelan migrants will seek to bolster their protections against deportation under a wartime law this week, after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administrat...
Apr 21, 2025
