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DOJ antitrust head targets pricey consultants amid DOGE cost cutting
By Jody Godoy LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice's newly confirmed head of antitrust enforcement said her division will review what it spends on expensive economic consultants as par...
Mar 16, 2025
Trump and Putin expected to speak this week as US pushes for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week on ways to end the three-year war in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN on Su...
Mar 16, 2025
Rubio says US could engage in new trade deals after tariffs imposed
(Reuters) - Once the United States has imposed tariffs on its major trading partners it could engage in bilateral talks with countries on new trade arrangements, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on...
Mar 16, 2025
Rights group files lawsuit to block Trump deportations of pro-Palestinian protesters
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a lawsuit challenging as unconstitutional the Trump administration's actions to deport international...
Mar 16, 2025
Bessent says there are 'no guarantees' there will not be a US recession
(Reuters) -There are "no guarantees" there will not be a recession in the United States but there could be an adjustment, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with NBC that aired on S...
Mar 16, 2025
U.S. removes hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members under now-blocked authority
WASHINGTON - The United States has removed hundreds of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua using now-blocked authority from the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, U.S. Secretary of State Marco ...
Mar 16, 2025
Cockroaches and working in a closet: Inside Trump's return-to-office order
By Tim Reid, Ted Hesson, Sarah N. Lynch and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At NASA headquarters in Washington, just a mile from the U.S. Capitol, employees returned to an infestation of cockroach...
Mar 16, 2025
Republicans split on spending cuts, Medicaid as they seek path forward on Trump tax cuts
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Congressional Republicans, under pressure to move forward on President Donald Trump's tax cut and border security agenda, are at odds over how much spending they ...
Mar 16, 2025
US judge blocks some deportations after lawsuit cites fears of wartime law
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked the U.S. government from deporting some Venezuelans after two non-profit groups sued saying President Donald Trump could invok...
Mar 15, 2025
Lawyers for detained Columbia student ask for his release on bail
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Columbia University student detained over his pro-Palestinian activism is not a flight risk and should be allowed to return home for the birth of his first c...
Mar 15, 2025
