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Exclusive-Biden to report to US Congress on UAE assurance it is not supplying weapons to Sudan RSF
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration will provide U.S. lawmakers an assessment by Jan. 17 on the credibility of assurances by the United Arab Emirates that ...
Dec 19, 2024
Biden confirms that he will 'of course' attend Trump's inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he would "of course" attend Donald Trump's presidential inauguration next month, personally confirming his presence and rejecting what he called th...
Dec 19, 2024
Explainer-What is a government shutdown and what is the debt ceiling?
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON - Large swaths of the U.S. government could temporarily close at midnight on Friday if Congress does not approve a stopgap spending bill due to pressure from Donald Trump. ...
Dec 19, 2024
Georgia appeals court disqualifies prosecutor Fani Willis in Trump 2020 election case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Georgia appeals court ruled on Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from prosecuting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and several o...
Dec 19, 2024
Explainer-What is US birthright citizenship and can Trump end it?
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Donald Trump has said he plans to end birthright citizenship as part of his promised crackdown on immigration when he becomes president on Jan. 20. Below is a look at U.S. birt...
Dec 19, 2024
US sets new Paris climate target that Trump is expected to ignore
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration has set a new U.S. target under the Paris climate agreement to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 61%-66% below 2005 lev...
Dec 19, 2024
US Congress has two days to avert shutdown after Trump rejects spending bill
By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after Republican President-elect Donald ...
Dec 19, 2024
Trump is 'totally against' Congress' proposed stopgap spending bill, Fox News reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that he is "totally against" the stopgap measure proposed in Congress to keep federal agencies funded through March ...
Dec 18, 2024
Ex-aide to New York Mayor Adams expected to surrender on bribery charges, NYT reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ingrid Lewis-Martin, former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is expected to surrender on Thursday on bribery charges, the New York Times reported, citing several peopl...
Dec 18, 2024
Jan 14 confirmation hearing set for Trump defense nominee, source says
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing for Jan. 14 for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be sec...
Dec 18, 2024
