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Exclusive-Trump administration targets college prep program Republicans defended, sources say

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration fired almost all 60 staff at a college-preparation program for low-income students in a wave of shutdown layoffs, two people familiar with the cuts told Reuters, targeting a service Republican lawmakers ...
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Trade group wants to ban export of scrap aluminum cans to China

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A trade group representing the aluminum industry called on Tuesday for a ban on U.S. exports of used beverage cans to China to support American production of cars, fighter jets, tanks and satellites. The Aluminum Association ...
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Fed’s Collins still favors additional rate cuts to aid job market

By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins reiterated Tuesday that rising risks to the job market support additional central bank interest rate cuts in what remains an uncertain economic environment. “With inflation risks somewhat more ...
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Fed’s Powell says economy may be on firmer footing, but job market weak

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy “may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday, noting that policymakers will ...
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US Senate Committee set to vote on aviation safety legislation next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote on October 21 on aviation safety legislation after a fatal January crash between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport killed ...
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Trump says he will unveil list on Friday of ‘Democrat programs’ to be shut

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at the White House that his administration planned to produce a list on Friday of “Democrat programs” that will be closed as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown. He ...
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Trump mulls ending some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil. “I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, ...
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Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, was named Tuesday to lead The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide. Oaks’ selection as president ...
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Wall Street’s fear gauge climbs as US-China trade fears rise

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street’s most watched gauge of investor anxiety rose to a near five-month high before paring gains on Tuesday as U.S. stocks whipsawed on renewed concerns over a U.S.-China trade conflict. The Cboe Volatility ...
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Wall Street mixed, banks rally on upbeat results

By Sukriti Gupta and Noel Randewich (Reuters) -Wall Street indexes were mixed on Tuesday as investors digested mostly positive quarterly results from big U.S. banks, comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and an ongoing U.S.-China trade war. A slew of ...
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Trump honoring Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday is posthumously awarding America’s highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation’s politics further to the right. The ceremony ...
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Florida officials didn’t disclose funding request for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility, lawsuit says

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials failed to disclose that they had applied for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” leading to a false impression before an appellate court panel that ...
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