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US Senate Judiciary Committee asks Trump to detail rationale for firing 18 IGs
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the panel's top Democrat asked U.S. President Donald Trump to detail his rationale for firing 18 i...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump commerce chief pick will vow 'thoughtful and rigorous' approach in testimony
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Commerce Department will tell senators on Wednesday he will "take a thoughtful and rigorous approach" to ov...
Jan 28, 2025
Caroline Kennedy calls on US lawmakers to oppose RFK Jr.'s health post
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - Caroline Kennedy, a member of the famed U.S. political family, urged senators on Tuesday to reject her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the top U.S. hea...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump to offer buyouts to federal workers who don't want to return to office, Axios reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to send a memo offering to pay through Sept. 30 all federal workers who don't want to return to the office, as long as t...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump hobbles US anti-discrimination agency by firing Democrats
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - President Donald Trump in an unprecedented move likely to spur legal challenges has fired at least two Democratic members of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump orders end to federal support for gender affirming care for minors
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order on Tuesday to stop federal funding, sponsorship, promotion, assistance, for gender affirming care for children under age 19. "It is the policy o...
Jan 28, 2025
Pentagon to pull Milley's security clearance, Fox reports
By Caitlin Webber WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce he is revoking the security clearance and personal security detail for retired Army General and former chairm...
Jan 28, 2025
Nutrition programs unaffected by Trump funding freeze, White House says
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Nutrition programs that deliver food assistance to millions of U.S. families will not be affected by a White House pause on federal grants and loans, a senior official said...
Jan 28, 2025
Explainer-Does Trump administration's spending pause violate US law?
By Tom Hals and Andy Sullivan (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Monday issued a sweeping directive to federal agencies to temporarily pause billions of dollars of spending on heal...
Jan 28, 2025
States say Medicaid access cut, White House says program exempt from funding freeze
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause...
Jan 28, 2025
