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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
Trump asks Apple to end diversity policies after shareholders vote in favor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Apple to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, a day after the iPhone maker's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to k...
Feb 26, 2025
Trump administration loophole snags US research grants from Lyme to lung disease
By Julie Steenhuysen, Ahmed Aboulenein and Robin Respaut WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has for weeks been blocking the U.S. National Institutes of Health process for issuing new rese...
Feb 26, 2025
Musk to attend Trump cabinet meet as workers brace for more uncertainty
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser tasked with radically downsizing the U.S. government, will attend President Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting on Wednesda...
Feb 26, 2025
'Where is Mr. Musk in all of this?' Judges question secrecy of DOGE's activities
By Tom Hals and Jack Queen (Reuters) - On social media and at political rallies, Elon Musk has taken credit for leading the team that is cutting allegedly wasteful U.S. government spending, even wavin...
Feb 26, 2025
Straight woman's 'reverse' discrimination case goes to US Supreme Court
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Wednesday an Ohio woman's claim that she was denied a promotion and demoted because she is straight ...
Feb 26, 2025
Republican Congressman Donalds announces run for Florida governor
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Byron Donalds on Tuesday announced he will run to be the next governor of his home state of Florida. "I was able to serve four year...
Feb 25, 2025
White House takes control of the press pool covering Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday it would decide which media organizations participate in the press pool that covers the president, wresting control away from the group of journa...
Feb 25, 2025
Trump wants to sell $5 million gold cards to foreigners who will create US jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants to begin selling gold cards for $5 million to foreigners who want to move to the U.S. and create jobs. Trump said the immigr...
Feb 25, 2025
