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Ultimatum to federal workers raises tensions between Musk, White House staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's top aides are struggling to contain disputes at the White House and across the administration following billionaire Elon Musk's ultimatum to federa...
Feb 27, 2025
US Supreme Court's Roberts pauses judge's order on Trump administration foreign aid funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a federal judge's order requiring President Donald Trump's administration to pay foreign aid funds to contracto...
Feb 26, 2025
Explainer-What US social spending programs could be hit in Trump tax cuts?
By Richard Cowan and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Republicans are trying to pass a tax cut extension that would reduce federal revenue by about $4.5 trillion over t...
Feb 26, 2025
Trump directs agencies to review, terminate 'unnecessary' contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday aimed at implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's cost-cutting drive, the White House said. The o...
Feb 26, 2025
White House bars AP, Reuters and other media from covering Trump cabinet meeting
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday denied reporters from Reuters and other news organizations access to President Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting in keeping wit...
Feb 26, 2025
US Senate confirms Trump trade chief Greer ahead of Canada, Mexico tariffs
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Representative, putting the veteran of President Donald Trump's first-term trade wars ...
Feb 26, 2025
Musk says US must move fast to cut trillion dollars in spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. must move quickly to achieve a trillion dollar reduction from the country's deficit, Elon Musk said on Wednesday at President Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting.Musk ...
Feb 26, 2025
Trump administration says it cannot meet court deadline for foreign aid payments
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said in a court filing late Tuesday night that it "cannot" meet a federal judge's 11:59 p.m. Wednesday deadline for releasing fro...
Feb 26, 2025
Republican congressional leaders to meet Trump officials at White House, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson planned to meet at the White House on Wednesday with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and National Economic...
Feb 26, 2025
US federal agencies directed to prepare for mass layoffs, memo shows -Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has directed federal agencies to submit a reorganization plan by March 13 to prepare for mass layoffs, according to a memo released on Wednesday, Fox Ne...
Feb 26, 2025
