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Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84
By Will Dunham Washington, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Lut...
Feb 17, 2026
New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
By Erica Stapleton and Andrew Hay SANTA FE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro R...
Feb 16, 2026
Trump says US government to step in to protect Potomac River after sewage leak
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the federal government will step in to protect the Potomac River following the collapse of a major sewer pip...
Feb 16, 2026
Judge tells US National Park Service to reinstall Philadelphia slavery exhibit
By Chris Prentice and Kanishka Singh NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge in Pennsylvania ordered the National Park Service on Monday to reinstall a slavery exhibit at a Phila...
Feb 16, 2026
Trump slams energy deal between California and Britain, Politico reports
Feb 16 - President Donald Trump denounced a clean energy agreement between the United Kingdom and California Governor Gavin Newsom hours after it was signed on Monday, Politico reported. In an intervi...
Feb 16, 2026
US health regulators to consider safety status of processed ingredients, RFK Jr. says
By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration will consider a petition to revoke the safety status of dozens of processed refined carbohydrates unless food companies...
Feb 15, 2026
Democrats willing to spend tens of millions to reshape Virginia voting maps, top lawmaker says
By Ted Hesson and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Democratic Party is willing to spend tens of millions on a Virginia redistricting effort that could gain the party four more sea...
Feb 15, 2026
Treasury official Hurley set to leave his post after friction with Bessent, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 15 (Reuters) - John Hurley, the U.S. government's top sanctions official, is set to leave his post as the Treasury under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence after friction with Trea...
Feb 15, 2026
Trump border czar dismisses Democratic demands to reform ICE
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday brushed off Democratic demands to reform ICE amid mounting backlash over the agency's tactics and a partisan de...
Feb 15, 2026
US Justice Department sends letter regarding Epstein files redactions to lawmakers, Politico reports
Feb 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to lawmakers regarding redactions in the files pertaining to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Politico reported on Saturday. The ...
Feb 14, 2026
