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Trump decision on Fed not imminent, source says

By Howard Schneider and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has not decided on a replacement for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and a decision isn’t imminent, a person familiar with the White House’s deliberations said on Thursday, as one central bank policymaker ...
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White House wants deep cut in US funding for war crimes investigations, sources say

By Humeyra Pamuk and Anthony Deutsch WASHINGTON/THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The White House on Wednesday recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine, according to two ...
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Hegseth calls Trump-directed Iran strikes resounding success, intel leak political

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said the U.S. military bomb strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities had "significantly damaged [Iran's] nuclear program" and "set it back by years" in a confrontational news conference called to counter an early intelligence assessment from ...
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Senate GOP frustrated by parliamentarians Medicaid ruling in Trumps bill — but wont overrule her

(WASHINGTON) -- Many Republican senators dismissed the idea of overruling the Senate parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid provisions in Trump's tax and immigration bill Thursday, which dealt a blow to Republicans' plan to slash costs in the budget package.This sentiment comes as Senate ...
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Trump admin launches full-court press defending Iran strikes as questions remain

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday offered enthusiastic praise of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's briefing at the Pentagon, where he provided more information about the U.S. strikes on Iran and defended the president."One of the greatest, most professional, and most 'confirming' News Conferences ...
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US Supreme Court to issue term’s final rulings on Friday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court will issue its final rulings of its current term on Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts said. It has yet to resolve several important cases, including one involving President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship as well as ...
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Factbox-Which parts of Trump’s tax and spending bill are ensnared in the US Senate?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Senate are working to revise President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill after a nonpartisan referee ruled that some elements do not comply with the complex rules they are using to bypass Democrats’ objections. Here are some of ...
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‘Shadow’ Fed chief would not influence policy debate, Goolsbee tells CNBC

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Any move by U.S. President Donald Trump to name a replacement for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would have no influence on monetary policy while the nominee awaited confirmation, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday. “That would have no ...
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Supreme Court decision bolsters efforts to defund Planned Parenthood

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said individual Medicaid recipients do not have a right to sue over their state's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood from the government-funded health insurance program for low-income residents.The 6-3 decision, which broke along ideological lines, was ...
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Senate parliamentarian blocks Medicaid changes in Trumps bill — a blow to GOP

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate's rule enforcer dealt a major blow to Senate Republicans Thursday morning by ruling a key Medicaid provision in the megabill that advances President Donald Trump's legislative agenda is out of order.Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough found that a provision that cracks down on ...
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Zohran Mamdani tells ABC News he plans to win over moderate Dems, other voters after upset in NYC mayoral primary

(NEW YORK) -- Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, told ABC News in a wide-ranging interview aired Wednesday that he plans to win over moderate voters -- even as a self-identified Democratic socialist -- as he runs in the general ...
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US Supreme Court backs South Carolina effort to defund Planned Parenthood

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for South Carolina to strip Planned Parenthood of funding under the Medicaid health insurance program in a ruling that bolsters efforts by Republican-led states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion ...
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