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US House transport committee head wants to collect EV fees for highway repairs
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wants to collect funds from electric vehicles to help pay for U.S. highway repai...
Mar 17, 2026
Factbox-What is in Trump's bill that requires proof of citizenship to vote?
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is pressing Congress to pass sweeping election-security legislation that he calls his "No. 1 priority" for Congress this year, t...
Mar 17, 2026
US judge questions 'shifting' defense of Trump ballroom project
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A judge expressed skepticism on Tuesday at the U.S. Justice Department's legal arguments defending construction of a $400 million ballroom on the sit...
Mar 17, 2026
Factbox-Five US House primaries to watch in Illinois on Tuesday
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Voters in Illinois on Tuesday chose Democratic and Republican candidates for November's midterm elections that will determine control of the U.S....
Mar 17, 2026
Minority contractors say Trump DEI rollback poses threat to their livelihoods
By Bianca Flowers CHICAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - Five months after a federal court ruled in favor of the Trump administration's overhaul of a U.S. Department of Transportation program, minority-owned b...
Mar 17, 2026
Illinois Lt Gov Stratton wins Senate Democratic primary for Dick Durbin's seat
By Eric Cox, Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill CHICAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton on Tuesday won the Democratic Party primary to replace retiring U.S. Senat...
Mar 17, 2026
Analysis-How Trump's long-shot voting bill could hurt his own supporters
By Joseph Ax March 17 (Reuters) - For weeks, President Donald Trump has demanded that Republicans pass legislation requiring Americans to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote, arguing...
Mar 17, 2026
Trump says presidents should not have learning disabilities, criticizes Newsom
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said presidents should not have learning disabilities, doubling down on remarks aimed at California Governor Gavin...
Mar 16, 2026
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has early-stage breast cancer, will continue working
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but will continue working while undergoing treat...
Mar 16, 2026
BBC says Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit should be dismissed
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - The BBC has asked a U.S. judge to throw out President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over its editing of a 2021 speech in a documentary, arguing his subsequent re-elec...
Mar 16, 2026
