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Howard Lutnick discloses assets ahead of confirmation as US commerce secretary
(Reuters) -Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Commerce Department, on Friday disclosed his financial holdings and assets ahead of a Senate hearing to confirm him for the role...
Jan 24, 2025
Trump to visit North Carolina and Los Angeles in disaster tour
By Steve Holland and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to disaster-hit western North Carolina and Los Angeles on Friday in a trip that could inflame partisan...
Jan 24, 2025
Trump's rapid changes in U.S. government stuns, stirs anxiety among federal workers
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have acted with stunning speed to begin removing or sidelining hundreds of government workers, while he has also sought to g...
Jan 24, 2025
Some migrants turn to pricey smugglers or riskier routes after Trump clampdown
By Alexandra Ulmer and Lizbeth Diaz PIEDRAS NEGRAS/TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - After Honduran migrant Alex Diaz' U.S. asylum appointment was canceled following Donald Trump's immigration and border cr...
Jan 24, 2025
Opponents of Kennedy's bid for top health post urge senators to reject him
By Michael Erman and Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 80 organizations planned to voice opposition on Friday to Robert F. Kennedy Jr's nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency befor...
Jan 24, 2025
Trump says he could reach trade deal with China, calls talk with Xi 'friendly'
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week was friendly and he thought he could reach a trade deal with Chin...
Jan 23, 2025
US health agencies cancel external meetings, travel after Trump admin directives
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze tr...
Jan 23, 2025
Trump waves off criticism from Elon Musk on AI announcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed criticism from close ally Elon Musk about a $500 billion artificial intelligence project that Trump announced with great fanfar...
Jan 23, 2025
Trump nominates former CKE Restaurants CEO Puzder as US ambassador to EU
By Kanishka Singh and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is nominating Andrew Puzder, a former CEO of CKE Restaurants, as his choice for U.S. ambassa...
Jan 23, 2025
Trump administration expands deportation powers to federal agencies including DEA, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Trump administration is moving to boost deportation efforts by granting federal agents across agencies powers similar to that of immigration officers, the Wall Street Journal reported ...
Jan 23, 2025
