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Columbia up against Trump deadline for meeting demands over campus protests
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia University faced a Thursday deadline to respond to nine demands on tightening restrictions on campus protests that the Trump administration says are pre...
Mar 20, 2025
US attorney general says alleged arsonists targeting Tesla face charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Thursday said three people have been charged related to arson incidents at Tesla car dealerships and charging stations.Without specifying t...
Mar 20, 2025
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -New York State's top court on Thursday struck down a New York City law that would have permitted more than 800,000 legal non-citizens to vote in municipal elections. In a 6-1 d...
Mar 20, 2025
Conservative groups urge FCC to end probe into '60 Minutes' Harris interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative advocacy groups on Thursday asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a complaint over CBS's "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harr...
Mar 20, 2025
US to finish $671 million in foreign aid payments nearly two weeks after court deadline
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration expects to finish paying about $671 million owed for completed work to foreign aid organizations suing it over its sweeping s...
Mar 20, 2025
US Senate Democrats call on Trump Medicare nominee Dr. Oz to pay $400,000 in avoided taxes
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated by President Donald Trump to oversee the government's Medicare and Medicaid health plans, should commit to pa...
Mar 20, 2025
Student loan, Pell grant programs still to be run by Education Department, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Student loan and Pell grant programs will still be run by the U.S. Department of Education, the White House said on Thursday, as President Trump prepared to sign a executive orde...
Mar 20, 2025
Trump administration due to respond on deportations as judge weighs possible violations
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration faced a deadline on Thursday to respond to a judicial request for more details on the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants as...
Mar 20, 2025
FBI agent who criticized Trump charged with sharing confidential documents
By Jack Queen (Reuters) -An FBI agent who accused the bureau of political bias during Donald Trump's first presidential term was arrested this week at a New York airport and charged with illegally dis...
Mar 19, 2025
Member of Elon Musk's DOGE takes up senior post at USAID, email says
By Daphne Psaledakis and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A member of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency will take up a top role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, w...
Mar 19, 2025
