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Trump administration approves sustainable aviation fuel refinery loan
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's energy department said on Tuesday it approved the disbursement of a loan guarantee that had been finalized days before he took office...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
Trump to order US agencies to plan for 'large scale' staff cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to direct federal agencies to coordinate with Elon Musk's task force to shrink the workforce and limit hiring with an exception to immigration ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
Senate Democrat alleges FBI chief pick Patel is secretly overseeing firings
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday alleged that President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel has been secretly over...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
Trump nominee Gabbard heads toward confirmation as intelligence chief
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tulsi Gabbard, a former U.S. Representative with little intelligence experience, should be confirmed as the top U.S. spy by Wednesday morning, as Republican...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
Order blocking Musk's DOGE from Treasury systems doesn't apply to Bessent, judge says
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge clarified on Tuesday that an order restricting billionaire Elon Musk's government cost-cutting effort from accessing the Treasury Department's payment sy...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
Democrats say Trump illegally withholding state EV charging funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of nine senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee said on Tuesday the Trump administration is illegally withholding $3 billion in previously awarded funds t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
NY Mayor Eric Adams faces tough reelection even if charges dropped
By Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Mayor Eric Adams may soon be free of the criminal case that had cast a shadow over his administration. But the reputational damage of being charged with co...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
USAID contractors join others suing Trump administration over dismantling of agency
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Organizations and companies that contract with USAID, including the American Bar Association and international development firm Chemonics, on Tuesday sued President Dona...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
Senate Democrats want answers on Trump federal employee buyout offer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators on Tuesday said they had asked the White House for key details about the Trump administration's financial incentive offer to about 2 million federal work...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
Pentagon's Hegseth sees growth in defense spending despite Musk review
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he wanted to increase overall U.S. defense spending and played down concerns over a pending au...
Thomson Reuters Feb 11, 2025
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