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16:51 Trump says he is suing Perkins Coie law firm

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was suing law firm Perkins Coie for "egregious and unlawful acts" and cited the conduct of an unidentified member of the firm.

12:10 Democratic lawmakers question Justice Department over warning to fired official

Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday pressed the U.S. Justice Department to explain its decision to dispatch armed agents to deliver a letter warning a fired employee about her planned testimony before members of Congress.

01:33 Florida sues Snapchat owner for allegedly addicting children, deceiving parents

Florida sued Snap , the owner of photo-sharing app Snapchat, on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally employing features that addict children and opening accounts for children age 13 and younger.

21:53 Jury finds NY Times not liable in Sarah Palin defamation case  

A federal jury in Manhattan on Tuesday found the New York Times not liable for allegedly defaming Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control, dealing the former Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate a second loss at trial.

22/04 Trump administration proposes shake-up of US State Department

The Trump administration is proposing an overhaul of the U.S. State Department that would eliminate more than 100 offices including some working on war crimes and rights advocacy to ensure Washington's premier diplomatic agency is in line with President Donald Trump's "America First" priorities.

22/04 US Supreme Court to weigh objections to elementary school LGBT storybooks

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Tuesday a bid by Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes when storybooks with LGBT characters are read in the latest case involving the intersection of religion and LGBT rights.

22/04 DOJ backs off from plan to spread its tax division across US

The U.S. Department of Justice has backed away from a plan to break up its Washington-based tax division and send prosecutors to offices throughout the country, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

22/04 US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

21/04 'Disruptor' Hegseth's unsettled Pentagon starts turning against him

Pete Hegseth wanted to make waves at the Pentagon. But less than 90 days since being sworn in as U.S. defense secretary, he appears put off balance by the very turbulence he himself created.

21/04 Venezuelan migrants were set for deportation without judicial review, lawyers tell US Supreme Court

President Donald Trump's administration was prepared to carry out deportations of dozens of Venezuelan migrants detained in Texas under a 1798 law historically used only during wartime without judicial review and contrary to the U.S. Supreme Court's prior orders, lawyers told the justices Monday.

21/04 Venezuelan migrants seek further deportation protections after Supreme Court ruling

Venezuelan migrants will seek to bolster their protections against deportation under a wartime law this week, after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of migrants with an emergency ruling over the weekend.

21/04 Trump stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat, White House says

President Donald Trump stands behind U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, after reports that he shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.

21/04 US Supreme Court to hear clash over Obamacare preventive care

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider the legality of a provision of the Obamacare law, formally called the Affordable Care Act, that helps ensure that health insurers cover preventive medical care such as cancer screenings at no cost to patients.

19/04 US to impose visa restrictions on over 250 Nicaragua government officials

The United States will impose visa restrictions on more than 250 officials of the Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, citing human rights abuses.

19/04 Bankers get creative to sign M&A deals in Trump's trade war

Deal sweeteners and clauses protecting against slumping markets abound.

19/04 Tufts student challenging immigration arrest must be moved to Vermont, judge rules

A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Friday to transfer a Tufts University student being held in Louisiana to Vermont while he weighs her claims that U.S. immigration authorities unlawfully arrested her based on her pro-Palestinian advocacy.

18/04 Venezuelan migrants told of imminent deportation under US wartime law

Two Venezuelan men detained in Texas were told by a U.S. official that they will be deported imminently under an 18th century American wartime law, lawyers for some Venezuelan migrants told a U.S. federal court on Friday.

18/04 New Trump policy to speed deportations cannot be implemented, US judge rules

A U.S. judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from implementing a new policy allowing it to rapidly deport hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to show they fear being persecuted, tortured or killed there.

18/04 US consumer watchdog says it will lay off most remaining staff

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created to serve as a watchdog for American consumers against predatory business practices, said on Thursday it planned to dismiss as much as 90% of its remaining workforce, resuming mass firings less than a week after a federal court ruling granted the Trump administration leeway in setting staff levels.

17/04 US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid to enforce birthright citizenship order

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday it will hear arguments next month over Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship, a key pillar of the Republican president's hardline approach toward immigration.

17/04 Trump challenges judges' probes of compliance with deportation orders

The Trump administration is appealing efforts by two judges to investigate whether government officials defied their rulings over the deportation of migrants to El Salvador, escalating a confrontation between the executive and judicial branches

17/04 Trump takes fight with AP over White House access to US appeals court

President Donald Trump’s administration will ask a U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday to pause a judge’s ruling lifting access restrictions the White House imposed on the Associated Press for referring to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage.

17/04 Under Trump, consumer watchdog to slash industry supervision

The top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance will cut its inspections of financial services companies in half while focusing on threats to military personnel and turning away from areas like student loans, medical debt, digital payments and consumer data, according to a memo sent to staff on Wednesday.

17/04 Republican town halls bring arrests, stun guns and voter worries about Trump

The few congressional Republicans still willing to hold in-person town hall meetings in their home states are facing heated criticism this week over President Donald Trump's policies and the prospect of deep cuts to social safety programs including Medicaid.

17/04 US CDC advisers recommend lowering the age for RSV shots to 50-59 years

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's panel of outside experts on Wednesday recommended the use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in younger adults who are at increased risk of severe illness from the virus.

17/04 Pentagon leak probe expands as two more officials put on leave

A Pentagon investigation into leaks of classified and sensitive information has expanded to include two more aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy, officials said on Wednesday.

17/04 Nearly 50 House Democrats say no to unauthorized AI in Trump administration

Members of Congress have called on the Trump administration to cease applying any unauthorized artificial intelligence system toward its effort to slash government spending, according to a letter they sent on Wednesday.

16/04 Exclusive: US consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cuts

The U.S. consumer product safety agency will stop collecting data on injuries from incidents like car accidents and adverse drug effects due to staff cuts at the CDC, according to an agency email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.

16/04 California sues Trump administration to block tariffs

California on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, accusing him of abusing his powers and inflicting financial harm on the state and nation.

16/04 Judge says probable cause for criminal contempt by Trump administration in Venezuelan deportations

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday found "probable cause" to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt of court for violating his order last month halting deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law.

16/04 California attorney general declines to join Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI

The California attorney general's office declined to join a lawsuit by Elon Musk against OpenAI, the agency wrote in a letter made public on Tuesday, saying that the office did not see how Musk's action serves the public interest of the state.

16/04 From Harvard to Musk, law firm Quinn Emanuel juggles Trump's friends and foes

Harvard University has turned to Elon Musk's longtime law firm, Quinn Emanuel, and a pair of Washington insiders with strong Republican credentials for its multibillion-dollar fight with the Trump administration over research funding.

16/04 Trump signs healthcare executive order that includes a win for pharma companies

U.S. President Donald Trump directed his health department on Tuesday to work with Congress on revamping a law that allows Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, seeking to introduce a change the pharmaceutical industry has lobbied for.

15/04 Labor board firings would leave Federal Reserve vulnerable, lawyers say

President Donald Trump's firing of Democrats from two federal labor boards leaves the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve vulnerable should his actions be allowed to stand, lawyers for the two fired individuals wrote on Tuesday in asking the Supreme Court to reject the Trump administration's case.

15/04 NAACP sues US Education Department over DEI school funding cuts

The NAACP sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to stop its alleged illegal effort to cut off funding to schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and prevent Black students from receiving equal education opportunities.

15/04 Arkansas, Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food stamps program

Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.

15/04 New US Justice Department policy cracks down on social media posts

President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. Justice Department employees not to post anything on social media related to their government work, after a wave of new political appointees took to cheering Trump and castigating his opponents online.

15/04 US SEC leaders push back as Musk's DOGE seeks broad access, source says

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission data, including email communications, according to a source familiar with the matter.

15/04 Judge drops case against man Bondi called MS-13 leader, allows time to challenge deportation

A U.S. federal judge put the order on hold to allow the man to contest what his lawyer warned could be an imminent removal to an El Salvador prison.

15/04 Former US labor officials urge contractors to stand firm on DEI

A group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials has urged federal contractors to maintain their corporate diversity policies in the face of legal threats by the Trump administration, a letter seen exclusively by Reuters showed.

15/04 After Harvard rejects Trump demands, Columbia still in talks over federal funding

Columbia University said it was holding "good faith" negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to regain federal funding, hours after Harvard rejected the administration's demands to audit the "viewpoint diversity" of its students and faculty, among other overhauls.

15/04 Law firm Susman Godfrey asks judge to block Trump executive order

A judge in Washington is set to hear arguments on Tuesday afternoon in the latest legal clash over President Donald Trump's punitive executive orders against major law firms.

15/04 Lawyers say El Salvador blocks access to detained Venezuelans

Lawyers challenging the incarceration in El Salvador of more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the U.S. said the Salvadoran government is denying the prisoners access to attorneys and contact with the outside world.

15/04 Exhausted government workers decide to take Trump's second buyout offer

Nick Gioia was terminated from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in February as part of President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk's effort to slash the size and cost of the federal government.

15/04 Harvard will fight Trump administration demands over funding

Harvard President Alan Garber wrote in a public letter on Monday that Harvard had received demands from the federal Department of Education that threaten "our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge."

15/04 US congressional watchdog to probe changes at the SEC, letter says

The U.S. Government Accountability Office plans to scrutinize changes at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including any led by the White House or Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, according to a letter sent to Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

14/04 Yellen says Trump policies eroding trust in US, dollar assets

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday she was concerned that President Donald Trump's tariffs and other policies were eroding allies' trust in U.S. commitments, and that some investors were starting to shun U.S. assets.

14/04 US judge asks if 'constitutional crisis' looms in Tufts student's immigration case

A federal judge in Vermont questioned on Monday whether the Trump administration would instigate a "constitutional crisis" by not releasing a Turkish student at Tufts University from immigration custody if he concluded her arrest was unlawful.

14/04 Trump wants to deport some US citizens to El Salvador

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants to deport some violent criminals who are U.S. citizens to El Salvador, where they would be incarcerated under an agreement with that country's government.

12/04 Trump ends protected status for thousands of Afghans, Cameroonians

The Trump administration has terminated temporary deportation protections for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians in the U.S., a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on Friday, building on Trump's far-reaching immigration crackdown.

11/04 US judge will not curb immigration enforcement in places of worship

A federal judge on Friday refused to limit the Trump administration's immigration enforcement activities in places of worship, ruling against a group of 27 religious organizations that had sued the administration over its decision to drop a previous policy against enforcement in sensitive locations.

11/04 Judge says it's 'extremely troubling' Trump administration cannot tell her location of deported man

A U.S. federal judge said on Friday it was "extremely troubling" that the Trump administration failed to comply with a court order to provide details on the status of a Maryland resident it illegally deported to El Salvador.

11/04 US Air Force Academy under Trump ends race consideration in admissions

The U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer consider race as a factor in admissions as the military school had long done to boost enrollment of Black, Hispanic and other minorities, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday.

11/04 US immigration judge to decide whether Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

A U.S. immigration judge will rule on Friday whether the government can deport Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, a month after he was arrested at his Columbia University apartment building and transferred to a Louisiana jail.

11/04 Cybersecurity industry falls silent as Trump turns ire on SentinelOne

The cybersecurity industry has gone mostly quiet after President Donald Trump took action against one of its prominent members.

11/04 Trump suggests farmers could petition to keep workers without legal status

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that farmers will be able to petition the federal government to retain some farmworkers in the U.S. illegally, provided the workers leave the country and return with legal status.

10/04 Transgender influencer takes on Trump in legal battle over passports

When Zaya Perysian received her new passport in the mail in late January, she knew exactly who to blame for why it listed her, a transgender woman, as male: U.S. President Donald Trump.

10/04 US judge blocks Trump from revoking thousands of migrants' legal status

A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday from revoking the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States.

10/04 US will no longer require green analysis on thousands of oil, gas leases

The U.S. said on Thursday that it will no longer require an environmental impact statement for thousands of oil and gas leases across the U.S. West, in a move aligning with President Donald Trump's efforts to lift hurdles on drilling.

10/04 Trump must face defamation lawsuit from 'Central Park Five' defendants

U.S. President Donald Trump has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of making defamatory statements about five Black and Hispanic men who were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a white jogger in New York’s Central Park.

10/04 Fired US Federal Trade Commissioners concerned about DOGE data access

Elon Musk's government cost-cutting campaign at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission raises concern about exposure of confidential corporate data, say two Democratic commissioners at the agency who were fired last month by President Donald Trump.

10/04 Republican-led US House votes to limit judges' power to block Trump's agenda

Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to curtail the ability of judges to issue nationwide injunctions blocking government policies after key parts of President Donald Trump's agenda have been stymied by such court rulings.

10/04 House Republicans pass budget plan that clears the way for Trump tax cuts

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a budget plan that lays the groundwork for extending President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, despite opposition from all Democrats and two Republicans who worried that it does not cut spending sufficiently.

10/04 Sarah Palin, New York Times to face off in defamation retrial

Sarah Palin and the New York Times are headed back to a courtroom where the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate will try convincing a second jury the newspaper defamed her in an editorial about gun control.

09/04 Trump asks US Supreme Court to let him remove Democratic members from labor boards for now

Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let him remove Democratic members from two federal labor boards while legal fights over the Republican president's dismissals of them play out.

09/04 USDA to lose bird flu response employees, source says

Several U.S. Department of Agriculture employees who worked on the agency's bird flu response will leave at the end of April, straining the federal capacity to monitor the spread of the virus, according to a source familiar with the situation.

09/04 Trump's bid to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members faces new US court limits

U.S. judges said on Wednesday they would impose new limits on President Donald Trump's attempts to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime law, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a broad ban on such removals in another court.

09/04 Canada's 1970s superhero 'Captain Canuck' has resurgence thanks to Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariffs have breathed new life into a superhero from the 1970s – Captain Canuck, a government agent with inhuman strength who defends Canada's sovereignty.

09/04 Democratic US senators question Google and Microsoft's AI deals

Two Democratic U.S. senators demanded information from Microsoft and Google about their cloud computing partnerships with artificial intelligence companies, expressing concern the arrangements could stifle competition in the cutting-edge industry.

09/04 Judge lifts Trump White House restrictions on AP while lawsuit proceeds

A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump’s White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the Associated Press over the news agency’s decision to continue to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage.

08/04 Democratic lawmakers slam Trump admin after Reuters reports US Navy admiral firing

Reuters first reported on Monday that Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee and one of only a handful of female Navy three-star officers, had been fired.

08/04 US Senate Democrat questions FBI on domestic terrorism staff reassignments

A top U.S. Senate Democrat pressed the FBI on Tuesday to explain why it reassigned staff from domestic terrorism investigations, accusing Republican President Donald Trump’s administration of imperiling efforts to confront violent extremists in the U.S.

08/04 US Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal employees

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday a judge's order for President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands of fired employees, acting in a dispute over his effort to slash the federal workforce and dismantle parts of the government.

08/04 US Justice Dept disbands crypto enforcement team, citing Trump order

The U.S. Justice Department is disbanding its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ordering prosecutors to narrow crypto investigations to focus on drug cartels and terrorist groups, according to a memo seen by Reuters.

08/04 Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order

The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.

07/04 US marshals were mobilized to warn fired DOJ lawyer over congressional testimony, attorney says

The U.S. Justice Department dispatched armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning a fired career pardon attorney about testifying to congressional Democrats, her lawyer said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.

07/04 Trump orders fresh review of Nippon Steel's bid for US Steel

President Donald Trump on Monday directed a powerful U.S. national security panel to take a fresh look at Nippon Steel's bid for U.S. Steel to help determine if "further action" is appropriate, raising hopes for an elusive greenlight for the deal.

07/04 Maine sues over USDA pause on funds due to support for transgender athletes

The state of Maine on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to freeze federal funding for education programs in the state over its refusal to ban transgender women from sports.

07/04 Exclusive: US admiral at NATO fired in expanding national security purge

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who holds a senior position in NATO, has been fired as part of what appears to be an expanding national security purge of top officials by the Trump administration, three sources told Reuters on Monday.

07/04 Musk's DOGE team can access sensitive data for now, appeals court rules

A divided federal appeals court on Monday put on hold a preliminary injunction that had blocked the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Education from turning over sensitive data toElon Muskand his Department of Government Efficiency.

07/04 Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause order to return man deported to El Salvador in error

President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily halt a judge's order requiring his administration to return by the end of the day a Salvadoran man who the government has acknowledged was erroneously deported to El Salvador.

07/04 US Supreme Court turns away challenge to New York state gun limits

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a challenge to New York firearms restrictions adopted shortly after the justices in 2022 struck down the Democratic state's previous limits on carrying concealed handguns in a landmark ruling that expanded gun rights.

07/04 US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards

A federal appeals court blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from removing Democratic members from two federal labor boards on Monday, setting aside its earlier ruling.

05/04 US Senate Republican calls top Democrat Chuck Schumer 'Fuhrer'

A Republican member of the U.S. Senate on Thursday called the chamber's top Democrat Chuck Schumer - the highest-ranking Jewish U.S. elected official - "Fuhrer," a reference to the title used by Adolf Hitler.

04/04 US Supreme Court backs Trump on teacher training grant cuts

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump's administration to proceed with millions of dollars of cuts to teacher training grants - part of his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives - in a setback on Friday to eight Democratic-led states that have challenged the policy.

04/04 Exclusive: TikTok deal put on hold after China indicated it would reject deal over tariffs, say sources

A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated that it would not approve the deal following President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs announcement, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

04/04 DOGE staffers arrive at U.S. antitrust and consumer protection agency

Two people working with billionaire Elon Musk on a bid to radically shrink the U.S. government have started work at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing antimonopoly laws and fighting consumer fraud by companies.

04/04 US judge to hear lawsuit of man deported to El Salvador in error

A U.S. judge in Maryland is scheduled to hear arguments on Friday over the erroneous deportation of a Salvadoran man who was flown to El Salvador last month as part of an agreement by President Donald Trump's administration with that country's government to detain alleged gang members.

04/04 Trump administration violated court order by pausing FEMA grants, judge rules

A federal judge ruled on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration violated a court order by halting the disbursement of hundreds of millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency grants to states.

04/04 As dusk falls in Washington on Fridays, the firings begin

Mary Glantz was in her room at a Hampton Inn in Columbia, South Carolina, last Friday night during a trip visiting friends when her phone began pinging furiously with messages at 9:30 p.m.

03/04 US judge allows Trump's 'gender ideology' arts grants restrictions

A federal judge cleared the way on Thursday for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to require arts organizations to certify they will not promote "gender ideology" to obtain grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

03/04 US health department says it may ask fired staff to keep working

Thousands of employees fired this week from the Department of Health and Human Services and the public health agencies it oversees may be asked to temporarily continue working for two months, the department said on Thursday.

03/04 Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans

The Pentagon's Inspector General's office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate on the highly sensitive March 15 launch of U.S. strikes on Yemen's Houthis.

03/04 Republican-led states demand 20 law firms disclose DEI practices

Attorneys general from 12 Republican-led U.S. states sent letters on Thursday to 20 major law firms demanding information about their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) employment practices, building on a similar request to the same firms by the U.S. agency that enforces federal laws banning workplace discrimination.

03/04 Trump's tariff formula confounds the world, punishes the poor

Ridiculed for imposing trade tariffs on frozen islands largely inhabited by penguins, Donald Trump's formula for calculating those levies has a serious side: it is also hitting some of the world's poorest nations hardest.

03/04 Judge to weigh if Trump administration violated order not to deport Venezuelans

A U.S. judge will hold a hearing over whether the Trump administration violated his order temporarily blocking the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a rarely-invoked 18th century law.

03/04 Trump taps lawyer for top aides as senior Justice Department official

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named a lawyer who represented several of his top aides in criminal probes to a senior post in the U.S. Justice Department.

03/04 USDA freezes some funds to Maine over support for transgender athletes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen funds to some Maine educational programs over the state's refusal to ban transgender women from sports, said a press release from Secretary Brooke Rollins.

03/04 Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants

Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded research on topics like LGBTQ health, COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy canceled by Republican President Donald Trump's administration as part of an "ideological purge."

03/04 Exclusive: Trump administration moves to more easily fire some agency employees

The Trump administration has begun the process of reclassifying workers at some agencies to a new job category with fewer protections, according to two sources familiar with the situation and an email seen by Reuters.

02/04 Top officials to leave US SEC's anti-bribery unit, sources say

The top two leaders of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's foreign corrupt practices unit are leaving the agency, according to two people familiar with the matter, at a time when the Trump administration has been hitting the brakes on anti-corruption enforcement.

02/04 Musk will stay until he completes DOGE mission, White House says

The White House said on Wednesday that tech billionaire Elon Musk will stay on to complete his mission to slash government spending and downsize the federal workforce, dismissing media reports that he will leave the role soon.

02/04 Top cases before the US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, TikTok, preventive healthcare, Planned Parenthood funding, job discrimination, federal regulatory powers on nuclear waste storage and vape products, voting rights and more.

02/04 US Supreme Court receptive to South Carolina's bid to defund Planned Parenthood

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared sympathetic on Wednesday to South Carolina's bid to strip Planned Parenthood of funding under the Medicaid program in a case that could bolster efforts by Republican-led states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of public money.

01/04 US House Democrats open investigation into Kennedy bird flu response

Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee opened an investigation on Tuesday into health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handling of the federal response to bird flu, according to a letter sent to Kennedy and released by the committee.

01/04 Exclusive: Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning an executive order that would ease rules governing exports of military equipment, and could announce it as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, four sources familiar with the discussions said.

01/04 Trump deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador. Dozens have active asylum cases 

On a Thursday morning last month, immigration agents knocked on the door of Leonel Echavez' Dallas home looking for someone else. Despite an upcoming immigration hearing, the 19-year-old Venezuelan was taken into custody for questioning about his tattoos.

01/04 Democratic-led states sue to block Trump from $11 billion health funding cut

A group of Democratic-led states on Tuesday sued Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to challenge its cancellation of $11 billion in federal grants the states were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

01/04 Trump administration says man deported to El Salvador 'in error'

The Trump administration erroneously deported a man it alleges is a gang member in Maryland back to El Salvador as part of its March 15 deportation flights despite a judge's ruling prohibiting his removal, according to a court filing on Monday.

01/04 With Kid Rock at his side, Trump signs executive order targeting ticket scalping

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at protecting fans from "exploitative ticket scalping" and reforming the U.S. live entertainment ticketing industry.

31/03 House Democrats open probe into FCC media investigations

Three House of Representatives Democratic lawmakers on Monday opened a probe into a series of investigations launched by Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr into media outlets including CBS, NBC and ABC.

31/03 Union sues to block Trump from ending collective bargaining for many federal workers

A union that represents 150,000 U.S. government employees filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block President Donald Trump from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal workers of the ability to collectively bargain with government agencies through their unions.

31/03 US deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador

The Trump administration deported more alleged Venezuelan and MS-13 gang members over the weekend, sending 17 more people it says were foreign criminals, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.

28/03 US civil rights probe of Los Angeles gun permits draws criticism

The U.S. Justice Department's launch of a civil rights probe into whether Los Angeles is taking too long to issue permits to carry a concealed handgun drew criticism on Friday from advocates who called it a sharp departure from the department's longstanding approach.

28/03 Remaining USAID staff fired, Trump says Myanmar will still get earthquake aid

President Donald Trump's administration told Congress on Friday it would cut nearly all remaining jobs at the U.S. Agency for International Development and shut the agency, even as Trump promised that the U.S. would provide assistance to Myanmar following a devastating earthquake.

28/03 Federal judge orders halt to Trump administration efforts to dismantle consumer agency

A U.S. judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from pursuing efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, marking another legal setback in the White House's efforts to remake the federal government virtually overnight.

28/03 FCC opening probe into diversity practices at Disney and ABC

The head of the Federal Communications Commission on Friday said he is opening an investigation into the diversity practices of Walt Disney and its ABC unit, saying they may violate U.S. equal employment opportunity regulations.

28/03 US judge blocks Trump from fast-tracking deportations to third-countries

A federal judge on Friday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from deporting migrants to countries with which they had no existing relationship without giving them a chance to raise claims that they would face persecution or torture if sent there.

28/03 US Naval Academy to no longer consider race as admissions factor

The U.S. Naval Academy has changed its policy to no longer consider race as a factor when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, a practice it maintained even after the U.S. Supreme Court barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.

28/03 Appeals court won't block US military's transgender ban, for now

A federal appeals court has paused a lower court order blocking President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military, but has signaled that it may quickly reconsider that decision if the military takes action against transgender members.

28/03 Exclusive: US Securities and Exchange Commission beginning to onboard DOGE staff, email says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is beginning to onboard officials with billionaireElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, according to an email sent on Friday to department staff.

28/03 Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in deportations fight

Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift a temporary order blocking him from using a 1798 law to swiftly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members as part of his two-month-old administration's hardline approach to immigration.

28/03 Law firm Jenner & Block sues Trump administration over executive order

The law firm Jenner & Block sued the U.S. government on Friday, seeking to block an executive order by President Donald Trumpthat suspended security clearances for its lawyers and restricted the firm's access to government buildings, officials and federal contracting work.

28/03 Trump orders elimination of 'anti-American ideology' from Smithsonian institutions

The order is vague but suggests Trump is seeking to purge elements of what conservatives view as a revisionist history of the US that places systemic racism at the heart of its narrative.

28/03 Exclusive: US pauses financial contributions to WTO, trade sources say

The United States has paused contributions to the World Trade Organization, three trade sources told Reuters, as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ramps up efforts to cut government spending.

27/03 Exclusive: US Justice Department considers merging DEA, ATF in major shakeup, memo shows

The U.S. Justice Department is considering merging the lead agencies enforcing drug and gun laws in a major shakeup as it follows President Donald Trump's instructions to sharply streamline the government, according to a memo seen by Reuters.

27/03 Trump healthcare price transparency order may not bring intended relief to patients

A Trump administration executive order intended to provide patients with the prices from hospitals and insurers they need to shop around may prove ineffective because of the huge amount of unorganized data it will generate, experts say.

27/03 Trump administration spending freeze will remain blocked, US appeals court says

A court order blocking President Donald Trump's freeze on trillions of dollars in government financial assistance will remain in place for now, a federal appeals court said on Wednesday.

27/03 US pulls back $12 billion in funding to state health departments

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled around $12 billion in federal grants to states that were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal department and state officials said on Wednesday.

27/03 US appeals court upholds block on Trump deportation of some Venezuelans

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's temporary block on the Trump administration's deportation of some Venezuelan immigrants under a little-used 18th century law.

27/03 Trump auto tariffs: President slaps 25% duties on car imports to US

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the White House this year in a move auto industry experts expect will drive up prices and stymie production.

26/03 US risks default as soon as August without debt-ceiling action, CBO estimates

The U.S. government will probably risk defaulting on some of its $36.6 trillion in debt as soon as August - or possibly even by late May - unless Congress acts to raise the nation's debt ceiling, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office forecast on Wednesday.

26/03 Why target these law firms? For Trump, it's personal

President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting elite U.S. law firms have shared a common theme: his perceived grievance that an attorney linked to the firm has personally done him wrong.

26/03 US appeals court upholds block on Trump administration deportation of some Venezuelans

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's temporary block on the Trump administration's deportation of some Venezuelan immigrants under a little-used 18th century law.

26/03 Majority of Americans believe presidents should obey the courts, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Results suggest that most Republicans still believe the courts should generally be able to check the power of presidents, but would support Trump defying a court order for deportations.

26/03 US Supreme Court upholds federal 'ghost guns' restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Wednesday a regulation targeting largely untraceable "ghost guns" imposed by Democratic former President Joe Biden's administration in a crackdown on firearms whose use has proliferated in crimes nationwide, finding the measure to be consistent with a 1968 federal law.

26/03 Wisconsin court race tests Trump's approval as Musk pours millions into campaign

A race for an open seat on Wisconsin's top court will be an early test of the Trump administration's popularity in a political swing state, with more than $17 million spent by groups tied to Elon Musk helping shatter election spending records.

26/03 US authorities detain Turkish student at Tufts, revoke visa

U.S. immigration authorities late Tuesday detained a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University near Boston who had voiced support for Palestinians during Israel's war in Gaza and have revoked her visa, according to her attorney and the university.

26/03 Exclusive: Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired federal workers, research shows

A researcher identified a "network of fake consulting and headhunting firms."

26/03 US lawmakers push for action on Signal breach, warn of 'mourning dead pilots'

A powerful U.S. Senate Republican called on Wednesday for an official probe of Trump administration officials' discussion of sensitive attack plans on a commercial messaging app, after critics argued that U.S. troops could have died if the information had fallen into the wrong hands.

26/03 Pentagon's Hegseth texted start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted about plans to kill a Houthi militant leader in Yemen two hours before a surprise military operation meant to be shrouded in secrecy, according to screenshots of a chat released by The Atlantic on Wednesday.

25/03 US senators push Trump administration on Russian assets, letter says

A group of Republican and Democratic senators is pushing President Donald Trump's administration to transfer - and push allies to transfer - more than $300 billion of seized Russian assets to help Ukraine.

24/03 Trump takes challenge to judge's federal worker rehiring order to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump's administration brought its bid to purge the federal workforce to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, challenging a judicial directive to rehire thousands of fired government employees and arguing that the judge overstepped his authority.

24/03 US Supreme Court wrestles with Louisiana electoral map with more Black-majority districts

The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts in the state and prompted a challenge by non-Black voters.

24/03 US alleges Columbia student covered up his work for UNRWA

The U.S. government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a United Nations Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.

24/03 Trump administration rolls back restrictions on sharing migrant minor sponsors' immigration status

The U.S. agency responsible for unaccompanied migrant minors will be allowed to share sponsors' immigration status with law enforcement agencies under a regulatory change, a move critics say could discourage families from claiming their children.

24/03 Nazis were treated better than Venezuelans deported by Trump, judge says at hearing

U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett questioned government lawyer Drew Ensign on whether Venezuelans targeted for removal under a little-used 18th-century law had time to contest the Trump administration's assertion that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang before they were put on planes and deported to El Salvador.

24/03 Where do legal cases against Trump's policies stand?

President Donald Trump's agenda has partially stalled in court as judges block his efforts to crack down on immigration and rein in Elon Musk's hunt for government fraud and waste, though the administration has scored some wins and is appealing its losses.

21/03 US SEC to see exodus as hundreds take Trump's buyout offers, sources say

Staff departures could significantly hamper the watchdog's efforts to police markets and protect investors.

21/03 Trump says Education Dept. to transfer student loan, nutrition programs to other agencies

Trump told reporters the student loan portfolio will be handled by the Small Business Administration.

21/03 US government blocks Canadian access to border-straddling library

U.S. authorities said on Friday they are closing Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-U.S. border, drawing criticism from a Quebec town where people have long enjoyed easy entry to the space.

21/03 US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting immigration activist

A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting an immigration activist whose detention in Colorado this week outraged state Democrats and immigration rights advocates.

21/03 Judge in deportations case says Trump administration lawyers were 'disrespectful'

He told Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign that language in some of the government's court filings had been "intemperate" and "disrespectful" in a way he could not recall ever having heard from government lawyers.

21/03 Trump's deal with law firm Paul Weiss sparks alarm among lawyers

Powerful Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss faced heavy criticism on Friday over a deal it struck with the White House to escape an executive order imperiling the firm's business, even as some lawyers said the firm faced few other options.

21/03 Elon Musk calls for prosecutions of Pentagon staff who leaked to the New York Times

Elon Musk said Pentagon staff who spoke to reporters at the New York Times should be prosecuted, after the newspaper reported the billionaire was due to be briefed about the U.S. military's plan for any war that might break out with China.

21/03 With sweeping actions, Trump tests US constitutional order

Donald Trump's sweeping assertion of power since returning to the White House is testing the U.S. constitutional system of checks and balances established in the 18th century as the president faces scant resistance from Congress and tensions with the federal judiciary escalate.

21/03 White House begins review of federal agency plans for second round of mass layoffs, sources say

The review is part of Trump's effort to reduce the size of the federal government.

21/03 Exclusive: FBI scales back staffing, tracking of domestic terrorism probes, sources say

The cutbacks could undermine law enforcement’s ability to counter white supremacists and anti-government extremists, according to sources familiar with the matter.

20/03 Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education

Shuttering the department completely requires an act of Congress, and Trump lacks the votes for that.

20/03 Judge stops Musk's team from accessing millions of Americans' data, cites privacy breach

A federal judge said on Thursday the Social Security Administration likely violated privacy laws by giving tech billionaire Elon Musk's aides "unbridled access" to millions of Americans' private data, and ordered a halt to any further record sharing.

20/03 Columbia up against Trump deadline for meeting demands over campus protests

Columbia's response is being watched by other schools the administration has sanctioned as it advances its policy objectives in areas ranging from protests to transgender sports and diversity initiatives.

20/03 Trump administration due to respond on deportations as judge weighs possible violations

President Donald Trump's administration faced a deadline on Thursday to respond to a judicial request for more details on the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants as the judge considers whether officials violated his order temporarily blocking the expulsions.

20/03 Trump officials propose plan revamping US foreign aid, memo says

The Trump administration has prepared a proposal to overhaul the structure of how Washington distributes billions of dollars of foreign aid, according to an internal memo that calls for funding fewer areas that it views as better aligned with U.S. geopolitical interests.

20/03 US law firm Paul Weiss fired by client over Trump executive order

A client of Paul Weiss has fired the U.S. law firm in a criminal case in New Jersey, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that targeted the firm over its political clients and its internal diversity policies.

20/03 Judge declines to bar DOGE from the US Institute of Peace after standoff

"I have to say I am offended on behalf of the American citizens," U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said, referring to the "terrorizing" way in which DOGE had entered the building.

19/03 Senate Democrats urge Trump to reverse Federal Trade Commission firings

More than two dozen Democratic U.S. senators called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to rescind his termination of the two Democratic members of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

19/03 Who is James Boasberg, the judge in Trump administration immigration fight?

The U.S. judge who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from invoking wartime powers to deport migrants has for years handled high-stakes cases involving sensitive security or political issues - sometimes ruling in Trump's favor.

19/03 Judge extends deadline for Trump administration to provide details on Venezuela deportation flights

A U.S. judge on Wednesday extended his deadline for President Donald Trump's administration to provide more details about flights deporting hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, after the administration accused him of overstepping his judicial authority.

19/03 Judge denies Trump bid to toss Columbia student's challenge to arrest

A U.S. judge denied a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to dismiss detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil's challenge to the legality of his arrest by immigration agents over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests but moved the case to New Jersey.

19/03 Trump administration removes ban on 'segregated facilities' in federal contracts

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has removed an explicit ban on "segregated facilities" like waiting rooms, restaurants and drinking fountains for federal contractors, a memo issued by the U.S. General Services Administration showed.

19/03 US judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order barring transgender people from military service while a lawsuit by 20 current and would-be service members challenging the measure goes forward.

19/03 What happens if the Trump administration doesn't comply with a court order?

Several federal judges have claimed the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has failed to comply with court orders regarding foreign aid, federal spending and the firing of government workers, which the administration disputes.

19/03 US judge finds Musk's USAID cuts likely unconstitutional, blocks him from making more cuts

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the foreign aid agency likely violated the U.S. Constitution.

19/03 US Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump's attack on judge

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for urging the impeachment of a federal judge, laying bare tensions between the country's chief executive and the judiciary as Trump's sweeping assertions of power run into judicial roadblocks.

19/03 Explainer: What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 that Trump wants to use in deportations?

U.S. President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act in a proclamation made public on Saturday as part of his pledge to deport millions of people who are in the country illegally.

11/03 Judge will not order Trump administration to restore canceled foreign aid contracts

A federal judge on Monday declined to order President Donald Trump's administration to restore thousands of foreign aid contracts and grants that have been canceled since the president took office, though he found that the administration must speed up payments of close to $2 billion for already completed work.

10/03 US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Colorado gay 'conversion therapy' ban

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a Christian therapist's challenge on free speech grounds to a Democratic-backed Colorado law banning "conversion therapy" intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity.

07/03 US estimates it will take $20 billion and years to refill oil reserve

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright estimates it would take $20 billion and years to accomplish President Donald Trump's goal of refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its maximum capacity, the Energy Department said on Friday.

07/03 US mulling a ban on Chinese app DeepSeek from government devices, source says

The Trump administration is weighing a ban on Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek from U.S. government devices over national-security concerns, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.

07/03 Diversity firings begin at top US intelligence agency, lawyer says

Officials involved in diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility programs at the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) have been ordered to resign or be fired, the lawyer for two of the officials said on Friday.

07/03 Exclusive: US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say

The CDC’s move comes amid one of the largest measles outbreaks the U.S. has seen in the past decade. Extensive scientific research has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.

06/03 'Psychodrama' tariff negotiations frustrate Mexico and Canada

Mexican and Canadian officials are increasingly frustrated by tariff negotiations with the Trump administration, with a lack of clarity over exactly what the U.S. wants making any resolution seem impossible, sources from both countries told Reuters.

06/03 Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.

06/03 Mass federal layoffs will hurt cybersecurity, former top US security official says

The mass culling of workers from federal payrolls will have a "devastating" impact on cybersecurity and national security, a top former National Security Agency official said on Wednesday.

06/03 US board reinstates thousands of USDA employees fired by Trump administration

A U.S. board that reviews the firings of federal employees on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily reinstate thousands of workers who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump's layoffs of the federal workforce.

06/03 US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding

A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

06/03 China announces plans for major renewable projects to tackle climate change

China said on Wednesday it would develop a package of major projects to tackle climate change as it moves to bring its carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060.

06/03 Exclusive: US withdrawing from plan to help major polluters move from coal, sources say

The United States is withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a collaboration between richer nations to help developing countries transition from coal to cleaner energy, several sources in key participating countries said.

06/03 US congressional panel urges Americans to ditch China-made routers

A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday urged Americans to remove Chinese-made wireless routers from their homes, including those made by TP-Link, calling them a security threat that opened the door for China to hack U.S. critical infrastructure.

05/03 Panama president says Trump lied about Panama Canal's 'reclaiming'

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said on Wednesday morning that U.S. President Donald Trump was lying when he said that the North American leader's administration was "reclaiming" the Panama Canal.

05/03 US mayors defend 'sanctuary city' laws protecting migrants in congressional hearing

Mayors of four of the largest cities in the U.S. appeared before lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday to defend their so-called "sanctuary city" laws, which restrict local officials in helping enforce federal immigration regulations.

05/03 US plans to fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs workers as part of Trump cuts

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut more than 80,000 workers from the agency, which helps administer benefits for America's military veterans, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

05/03 Trump's tariffs on Canada could make US power bills even pricier

Swelling U.S. power prices may rise even faster in some parts of the country if 10% energy tariffs imposed by the Trump administration this week hit Canadian electricity supplies and trigger retaliation, according to energy experts and grid operators.

05/03 US cuts intelligence for Ukraine, adding pressure for peace deal

The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cooperate with U.S. President Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia.

05/03 US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups

A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump's administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world.

05/03 Trump's early immigration enforcement record, by the numbers

U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown after taking office on January 20, aiming to reduce illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border and deport record numbers of immigrants without legal status.

04/03 Hong Kong firm to sell Panama Canal stake to BlackRock-backed group amid Trump pressure

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison on Tuesday agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock Inc-backed consortium, following intense pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to curb China's influence in the region.

04/03 Storm clouds gather over US economy as Trump kicks off trade war

A U.S. economy praised for its surprising resilience to a pandemic, high inflation, and rapid interest rate hikes faces a new challenge from President Donald Trump's self-declared trade war, seen by economists as a recipe for fewer jobs, slower growth, and higher prices.

04/03 US military aid pause is a blow to Ukraine, but it can sustain war effort for now

Washington's suspension of military assistance could have a real impact on the war within months, undermining air defences and precision strike capabilities in particular.

04/03 US autos, homebuilders, materials take hits as Trump trade war kicks off

Shares of U.S. companies have come under pressure from the latest escalation in Washington's trade war, with the newest tariffs on Canada and Mexico expected to hit earnings in several sectors, including automakers, retailers and raw materials.

04/03 Polish Cold War hero Walesa writes to Trump expressing 'horror' at Zelenskiy spat

Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader who played a leading role in the fall of Communism, signed a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump expressing "horror" at his argument with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

04/03 Democratic governors recruit government workers laid off by Trump

As U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to reduce the size of the federal workforce through rapid-fire mass layoffs and buyouts, some Democratic governors are courting the newly unemployed to come to work for state governments instead.

04/03 US SEC offers staff $50,000 to resign or retire, memo says

SEC employees have until March 21 to decide, the the all-staff memo says. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are seeking to remake a federal workforce they call bloated and wasteful.

03/03 Exclusive: Honda to produce next Civic in Indiana, not Mexico, due to US tariffs, sources say

While several automakers have expressed concerns about the levies, Honda's move is the first concrete measure by a major Japanese car company.

03/03 Trump's tariffs threat hits Canada's oil and gas drillers

Canada's oilfield drilling and services sector is already showing signs of slowing.

19/02 US judge will not block Elon Musk from firing federal workers, accessing data

A judge declined to immediately block Elon Musk's government efficiency department but said the case raises questions about Musk's apparent unchecked authority as a top deputy to President Donald Trump.

19/02 Judge to weigh Trump administration bid to drop NY mayor Eric Adams' case

A U.S. judge is set to consider a request by federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against Adams under orders from a Trump political appointee.

24/01 US stops work on foreign aid after Trump orders review

The U.S. State Department issued a "stop-work" order on Friday for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to a memo seen by Reuters, fulfilling an order issued by President Donald Trump.

24/01 Trump immigration enforcement memo targets migrants who entered legally under Biden

The Trump administration is empowering federal immigration officers to consider whether to strip temporary legal status from migrants who entered through former President Joe Biden's signature "parole" programs in an effort to ramp up deportations to record levels, according to a memo issued on Thursday.

24/01 US military aircraft deport migrants, as Pentagon readies more troops for border

U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying out migrants on orders from President Donald Trump on Friday, as the Pentagon prepared to send even more troops to southern border, including from the Army's elite 82nd Airborne division.

24/01 Despite Trump order, abandoning DEI could land companies in legal trouble

U.S. companies that scale back workplace diversity efforts to avoid scrutiny from the Trump administration may be exposing themselves to more discrimination lawsuits by workers, experts said.

24/01 Trump’s rapid changes in U.S. government stun federal workers

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 give himself the power to fire hundreds of thousands more.

23/01 Trump orders crypto working group to draft new regs, explore crypto stockpile

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order creating a cryptocurrency working group tasked with proposing a new regulatory framework for digital assets, and exploring the creation of a cryptocurrency stockpile.

23/01 Trump's attack on diversity programs, bureaucracy sends US agencies scrambling

U.S. agencies under new President Donald Trump are pushing to implement his mandates to reshape the federal bureaucracy, encouraging workers to report any clandestine efforts to maintain diversity programs and sidelining more than 150 national security and foreign policy officials.

23/01 US Supreme Court allows anti-money laundering law to take effect

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for the enforcement of an anti-money laundering federal law that requires corporate entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department.

23/01 Senate panel approves Trump's picks to run energy, interior departments

U.S. Senate committees on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's choices to run energy and environmental policy - officials who, if backed by the full Senate, will seek to maximize fossil fuel output and scrap chunks of climate policy.

23/01 US judge to hear states' bid to block Trump birthright citizenship order

Four Democratic-led states will urge a federal judge in Seattle on Thursday to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing the Republican's executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States.

23/01 Explainer: Trump says corporate diversity efforts are illegal - but are they?

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order designed to eradicate workforce diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the federal government and the private sector. Trump suggested that some companies will face investigations and legal action if their programs are deemed to be discriminatory.

22/01 What Trump has done since returning to the White House

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a blizzard of executive orders and taken other actions since being sworn in on Monday on scores of issues that could have an impact on the lives of millions of Americans and non-citizens.

22/01 Trump administration to criminally probe officials who resist immigration actions

President Donald Trump's administration has directed federal prosecutors to criminally investigate state and local officials who attempt to resist its immigration enforcement efforts, according to a memo to Justice Department staff seen by Reuters.

21/01 Explainer: What is US birthright citizenship and can Trump end it?

President Donald Trump launched his sweeping immigration crackdown on Monday which included an order reinterpreting birthright citizenship, a principle that has been recognized in the United States for more than 150 years.

21/01 Trump executive order leaves TikTok in legal limbo, for now

U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to restore access to TikTok has created a thicket of new legal questions for the short-video platform, along with new tensions between the White House, members of Congress who want the platform banned, and tech companies caught in the middle.

21/01 US SEC unveils new task force to start work on crypto regulations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership said on Tuesday it had created a task force to develop a regulatory framework for crypto assets, in the first major move by President Donald Trump's new administration to overhaul crypto policy.

21/01 Trump lifts freeze on LNG export permit applications

President Donald Trump issued an order on Monday for the U.S. to resume processing export permit applications for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, part of an effort to raise U.S. energy output and dismantle his predecessor's climate policies.

21/01 Trump removes Coast Guard commandant, US official says

The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.

21/01 Lawsuits challenge Trump's birthright citizenship, other orders

Immigrant and civil rights groups have filed the first lawsuits challenging executive orders U.S. President Donald Trump signed on Monday after taking office, including one that seeks to roll back birthright citizenship in the U.S.

18/01 Republican Ohio Lieutenant Governor Husted to replace Vance in Senate

Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed his state's lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's former seat in the U.S. Senate.

17/01 Top cases now before the US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving TikTok, guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, preventive healthcare, Planned Parenthood funding, job discrimination, federal regulatory powers on nuclear waste storage and vape products, voting rights and more.

17/01 US Supreme Court to hear dispute over LGBT books in Maryland school district

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by religious parents to keep their children out of classes in a Maryland public school district when LGBT storybooks are read, the latest case to come to the justices involving the intersection between religion and LGBT rights.

17/01 Biden commutes more sentences, this time for 2,500 non-violent drug offenders

President Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, saying he has now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any predecessor.

17/01 US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok on Friday from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned on Sunday in the United States on national security grounds - a major blow to a platform used by nearly half of all Americans.

17/01 Florida attorney general Moody to succeed Rubio in US Senate, governor says

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday picked state Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed Senator Marco Rubio when he leaves his office to become the next U.S. secretary of state, a move that will maintain Republicans' majority in that chamber.

17/01 US sues Georgia's Houston County, says it violates Black voters' rights

The lawsuit challenges the county's at-large method of electing its board of commissioners.

17/01 Trump's pick to lead EPA says agency authorized, not required to regulate CO2

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said he believes climate change is real and a threat but that the agency he is poised to oversee is just authorized, not required, to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.

17/01 Democratic states brace for Trump by launching defense of Biden policies

Democratic states' attorneys general launched a legal bid this week to defend Biden administration policies on immigration, the environment and guns, just days before Donald Trump takes office on Monday.

16/01 WHO appeals for $1.5 billion for emergencies with US funding in question

The World Health Organization launched its annual appeal for funding to respond to health emergencies on Thursday, days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States - the agency's biggest donor - puts a question mark over its long-term finances.

16/01 Trump says he'll nominate Bill Pulte to run Fannie, Freddie regulator

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Bill Pulte to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

16/01 Biden says Gaza deal based on his framework while Trump claims credit

U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both claimed credit on Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal that was months in the making but was helped across the line by a Trump envoy.

15/01 US issues fresh round of sanctions against Russia ahead of Trump return to White House

The United States on Wednesday imposed hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia in an action that seeks to increase pressure on Moscow in the final days of the Biden administration and protects some of the sanctions it has already imposed ahead of Donald Trump's second presidential term.

15/01 Trump nominees face friendly questioning from Republicans in confirmation hearings

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for top cabinet positions vowed not to politicize the agencies they would oversee, as they faced friendly questioning from Republican lawmakers in confirmation hearings on Wednesday.

15/01 Texas online porn age-verification law goes to US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to hear a challenge on free speech grounds to a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of users in a case testing the legality of state efforts to keep minors from viewing such material online.

14/01 US warns of health risks from sewage use for fertilizer

The use of treated sewage sludge as fertilizer on farms can pose a health risk to residents and consumers because of the presence of "forever chemicals" that break down slowly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

14/01 Biden to significantly relax Cuba sanctions in final days before Trump

U.S. President Joe Biden will relax sanctions targeting long-time foe Cuba days before Donald Trump takes office in a broad set of steps on Tuesday that he expects to lead to release of political prisoners in Havana.

14/01 Republican-led US House to vote on limits for transgender student athletes

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Tuesday on a bill supported by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to essentially ban transgender girls and women from competing in school sports by withholding federal funds from schools that do not comply.

14/01 US lawmakers urge Biden to extend TikTok Jan. 19 ban deadline

Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban.

13/01 Republicans eye conditions on California wildfire aid after Trump criticism

Top Republicans in the U.S. Congress are considering imposing conditions on disaster aid to Los Angeles communities devastated by wildfires, after President-elect Donald Trump claimed that state and local officials had mishandled the situation.

13/01 Trump's likely first moves on US energy policy

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to maximize U.S. oil and natural gas production - already at record highs - in part by clearing away what he deems as unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy.

11/01 Biden extends deportation relief for 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan

President Joe Biden's administration on Friday renewed deportation relief that currently covers 900,000 immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan, a move that would delay any attempts by President-elect Donald Trump to sunset those protections.

10/01 Supreme Court to hear fight over looming US ban on TikTok

Facing a looming ban in the United States, TikTok's fate will be in the hands of the Supreme Court in a case being argued on Friday that pits free speech rights against national security concerns over the widely used short-video app owned by Chinese company ByteDance.

09/01 Biden protections for transgender students struck down by US judge

A federal judge in Kentucky on Thursday struck down a Biden administration rule barring discrimination by schools and colleges against transgender students, saying it clashes with the federal law banning sex bias in education.