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Republicans in US Congress sweat Trump tariffs' hit to retirees, a critical constituency
By Bo Erickson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in Congress are worried that the market rout sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs is taking a heavy toll on retirees and ...
Apr 09, 2025
Moon vs Mars: Trump's NASA pick faces tough questions on agency's future
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's nominee to lead NASA, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, will face questions from senators on Wednesday about on how to balance Trump's focus ...
Apr 09, 2025
US House looks to move forward on Trump tax cuts in face of Republican disagreements
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives aims to move forward on Wednesday on a measure that would extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, but first the majority...
Apr 09, 2025
US Senate panel votes to advance Trump nominee to oversee $42 billion government broadband internet fund
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted 15-13 along party lines Wednesday to advance the Trump administration's nominee to oversee a $42 billion government fund to bring high-sp...
Apr 09, 2025
US senator to hold up Trump cybersecurity nominee, citing telecom 'cover up'
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden plans to put a hold on Donald Trump's appointee for the U.S. cybersecurity agency, citing what the Oregon senator called a "mu...
Apr 09, 2025
Trump's latest tariffs loom, set to deepen global trade war
By Joe Cash and Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries were set to take effect on Wednesday, including massive 104% duties ...
Apr 08, 2025
Trump says he told TSMC it would pay 100% tax if it doesn't build in US
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he told the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which has pledged to build new factories in the United States, it would pay a tax of up to 10...
Apr 08, 2025
US freezes funding for Cornell, Northwestern University in latest crackdown
By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern University while it in...
Apr 08, 2025
Republican Texas Attorney General Paxton to challenge Senator Cornyn in primary
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he will challenge Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn from Texas in the 2026 primary, adding he wil...
Apr 08, 2025
US intelligence agency warns China is trying to recruit government employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. warned on Tuesday that Chinese intelligence is using deceptive methods to target current and former U.S. government employees for recruitment. The warning from the Nati...
Apr 08, 2025
