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California accelerates work on EV rules, tax credits that Trump opposes, state's top air regulator says
By Lisa Baertlein, Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - California officials are meeting Detroit automakers this week to discuss the next phase of greenhou...
Jan 29, 2026
Massachusetts bill aims to block National Guard deployment from other states
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey introduced legislation on Thursday that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard to Massachusetts without the govern...
Jan 29, 2026
Secretary Kennedy names new chair, 10 members to federal Alzheimer's advisory panel
Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed a new chair and 10 new public members to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, t...
Jan 29, 2026
Trump says he plans to talk to Iran while Pentagon prepares for possible action
By Steve Holland and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to speak with Iran, even as the U.S. dispatched another warship to the Middle East an...
Jan 29, 2026
Senior US Democratic lawmaker asks USTR for answers on Swiss tariff moves
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee asked the U.S. Trade Representative's Office on Thursday to explain the decision to cut U.S. tariffs on Swiss imports to...
Jan 29, 2026
US lawmaker asks Vitol, Trafigura about Venezuela oil deals
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on a U.S. House investigative committee has asked global trading houses Vitol and Trafigura about any correspondence with the Trump administration befor...
Jan 29, 2026
Trump to announce Fed chair pick Friday after meeting Warsh
By Bo Erickson and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, with s...
Jan 29, 2026
US threatens late-night, daytime talk shows over politician interviews, commissioner says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday the Trump administration is threatening major broadcast networks by iss...
Jan 29, 2026
Funding package falling short in US Senate due to immigration dispute
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate were on track to block legislation that would fund the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, as they demanded new...
Jan 29, 2026
US Senator Klobuchar launches run for Minnesota governor amid ICE turmoil
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced her candidacy for Minnesota governor on Thursday as the state reels from President Donald Trump's federal...
Jan 29, 2026
