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U.S. Senate panel sets Feb. 25 hearing for Trump surgeon general nominee
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold its delayed confirmation hearing for Casey Means, President Donald Trum...
Feb 18, 2026
Americans believe Epstein files show the powerful get a pass, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Americans believe that wealthy and powerful people are rarely held accountable, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found after the release of millions of records on...
Feb 18, 2026
Amid tributes to civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, advocates see test for US race relations
By Bianca Flowers, Kat Stafford and Disha Raychaudhuri Feb 18 (Reuters) - Among an outpouring of tributes following the death of U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, rights advocates vowed to conti...
Feb 18, 2026
Trump's immigration approval hits new low, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. public approval of Donald Trump's immigration policies fell to the lowest level since his return to the White House, amid signs he is losing support ...
Feb 17, 2026
Man arrested after running toward US capitol with loaded shotgun, say police
Feb 17 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old man ran toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun on Tuesday before police arrested him without incident, said U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan. The mot...
Feb 17, 2026
Trump says Japan to invest in energy, industrial projects in Ohio, Texas and Georgia
By David Lawder, Jarrett Renshaw and Makiko Yamazaki WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced three projects valued at $36 billion to be financ...
Feb 17, 2026
CBS host Stephen Colbert says network barred airing interview with Texas US Senate candidate
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - CBS late-night show host Stephen Colbert said on Monday that the network's lawyers barred him from airing an interview with Democratic Texas State Re...
Feb 17, 2026
US releases another $77 million in frozen New York tunnel funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has released another $77 million in frozen federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, New York Governor Kath...
Feb 17, 2026
Top Trump Homeland Security spokesperson to depart with immigration crackdown under scrutiny
By Ted Hesson and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin will leave the administration, she said in a social media post on Tuesda...
Feb 17, 2026
Eric Trump invests in Israeli drone maker XTEND's merger with Florida construction firm
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, is investing in a $1.5 billion merger between Israeli drone maker XTEND and Florida-based JFB Construction Holdings in a deal aimed a...
Feb 17, 2026
