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Trump suggests farmers could petition to keep workers without legal status
By Jeff Mason and Leah Douglas (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that farmers will be able to petition the federal government to retain some farmworkers in the U.S. illegal...
Apr 10, 2025
US seeks consent decree on Columbia over protests, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Trump administration is working to force Columbia University into a consent decree that would legally bind the school to follow federal guidelines in how it combats antisemitism, the W...
Apr 10, 2025
Four Republican US senators back Biden-era energy tax credits
(Reuters) -Four Republican senators are asking Congressional leadership to preserve energy tax credits included in the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act in the impending budget reconciliation bill, ac...
Apr 10, 2025
US Senate confirms Trump's FTC commissioner pick
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick for the third Republican commissioner on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, despite criticism from Democrats over Trump...
Apr 10, 2025
US March budget deficit falls to $161 billion, customs revenue rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a $161 billion budget deficit for March, down 32% or $76 billion from a year earlier, a decline due largely to a calendar shift for benefit payments a...
Apr 10, 2025
Musk: Anticipate savings of $150 billion from DOGE in FY2026
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said at a White House cabinet meeting on Thursday he expects $150 billion in savings in FY2026 from the work done by the Department of Government Efficienc...
Apr 10, 2025
Trump administration urges states to limit what can be bought with food stamps
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -The Trump administration is calling on states to request waivers that would bar food stamp recipients from buying soda and other processed foods with their benefits, accordi...
Apr 10, 2025
Democrats in Congress urge Trump to reverse FTC firings
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -President Donald Trump should reinstate two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and use the agency to help consumers, 55 Democratic members of the U....
Apr 10, 2025
US Army turns over helicopter safety memo to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has turned over to the Senate a 2024 report detailing why it routinely failed to use a safety system known as ADS-B on helicopter flights around ReaganWashington N...
Apr 10, 2025
Transgender influencer takes on Trump in legal battle over passports
By Nate Raymond, Omar Younis, Roselle Chen BOSTON (Reuters) -When Zaya Perysian received her new passport in the mail in late January, she knew exactly who to blame for why it listed her, a transgende...
Apr 10, 2025
