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US senators confirm call for formal probe of war plan Signal chat
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed on Thursday that they have asked the Defense Department for an inquiry into Trump administ...
Mar 27, 2025
Exclusive-US Justice Department considers merging DEA, ATF in major shakeup, memo shows
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is considering merging the lead agencies enforcing drug and gun laws in a major shakeup as it follows President Donald Trump's instr...
Mar 27, 2025
Elise Stefanik's nomination for U.S. ambassador to UN may be withdrawn, White House official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Discussions are being held on whether Representative Elise Stefanik should step away from her nomination to be President Donald Trump's U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a W...
Mar 27, 2025
US senators blast FAA for failing to act earlier on helicopters near airplanes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators on Thursday criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to act for years to address helicopters in "dangerous proximity" to commercial airplanes nea...
Mar 27, 2025
Exclusive-FDA staff struggle to meet product review deadlines after DOGE layoffs
(Reuters) - Some U.S. health regulators who review medical devices and tobacco products for safety and efficacy are struggling to meet deadlines mandated by Congress due to Trump administration layoff...
Mar 27, 2025
US Health Secretary Kennedy plans 10,000 job cuts as part of agency restructuring, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to significantly cut the size of the agency, reducing about 10,000 full-time jobs and closing regional offices, the Wall Street Journal re...
Mar 27, 2025
Exclusive-White House installs Trump loyalists at federal HR agency after 'five things' email
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has installed two Trump loyalists at the federal HR agency after allies of billionaire Elon Musk blindsided top Trump officials with a surprise government-wide e...
Mar 27, 2025
These universities are in Trump's crosshairs. Many don’t know why.
By Helen Coster and Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Muhlenberg College learned in January 2024 - as pro-Palestinian protests were sweeping campuses across the United States - that it was under i...
Mar 27, 2025
Exclusive-Trump administration directs spy satellite agencies to surveil U.S.-Mexico border
By Marisa Taylor and Jeffrey Dastin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has directed two intelligence agencies to train their satellite surveillance capabilities on the U.S.-Mexico border ...
Mar 27, 2025
Trump to cut programs that fight child labor abroad, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has plans to immediately end U.S.-backed programs that combat child labor, forced labor and other abuses in dozens of countries around the world, the Washington ...
Mar 27, 2025
