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Trump names his US envoy Grenell as Kennedy Center's interim executive director
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that special U.S. envoy Richard Grenell will serve as the interim executive director of the John F. Kennedy Center for th...
Feb 10, 2025
Gabbard clears Senate hurdle, heads to confirmation as top US spy
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to advance the nomination of former Representative Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence, continuing Preside...
Feb 10, 2025
Justice Dept directs prosecutors to drop charges against New York mayor
(Reuters) -The Justice Department on Monday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, according to a memo from acting deputy attorney gener...
Feb 10, 2025
Refugee backers challenge Trump suspension of US resettlement program
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. refugee backers filed a lawsuit on Monday that challenges President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of the U.S. resettlement program, sayi...
Feb 10, 2025
Trump plans presidential pardon for former Illinois Governor Blagojevich, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump planned on Monday to issue a pardon for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a source familiar with the plan said. Blagojevich, a Democrat, was remov...
Feb 10, 2025
Trump to loosen enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday planned to sign an executive order that directs the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government ...
Feb 10, 2025
Former Trump advisor Bannon to plead guilty in border wall fraud case, avoid jail, Law360 reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon plans to plead guilty in a deal with New York state prosecutors to resolve fraud charges connected to fundraising for a U.S. southern bo...
Feb 10, 2025
US homeland chief seeks to deputize IRS agents for immigration enforcement
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to deputize some Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators and other Treasury Department personnel to perform ...
Feb 10, 2025
Head of US whistleblower office alleges Trump improperly fired him
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump fired the head of a U.S. watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers, the official said on Monday in a lawsuit all...
Feb 10, 2025
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump research funding cuts
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic attorneys general from 22 U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging sharp cuts to federal grant funding for universities, medical centers and othe...
Feb 10, 2025
