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Trump signs executive orders to ease barriers for new market entrants

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed several executive orders and proclamations focused on deregulating markets, including one aimed at ensuring federal regulations do not block entrants from entering new markets. Trump also signed an order to reverse conservation regulations enacted by the ...
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US Justice Dept bars its attorneys from participating in American Bar Association events

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday banned Justice Department attorneys from traveling to or speaking at American Bar Association events, in a memo seen by Reuters that accused the ABA of engaging in “activist causes” ...
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US lawmakers press FAA on recent outages of pilot messaging database

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of six U.S. lawmakers has questioned the Federal Aviation Administration about recent outages of the “Notice to Airmen” system that provides pilots, flight crews and others with critical safety notices about U.S. ...
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US Senate confirms Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador to the Netherlands, to be ambassador to Canada, a position he assumes as traditional close ties have been strained by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and comments about annexing ...
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US Supreme Court pauses orders shielding Democratic members of labor boards from firing by Trump

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused on Wednesday a pair of judicial orders that had shielded Democratic members of two federal labor boards from being fired by President Donald Trump. Chief Justice John Roberts, acting on behalf of the court, halted ...
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Social Security abandons phone service cuts after backlash

By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – The U.S. Social Security Administration abandoned plans to end phone services for retirees that would have started on Monday, following a growing outcry from advocates who warned that the changes could cause chaos and further strain ...
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US Senate confirms ex-CIA officer Johnson as ambassador to Mexico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ronald Johnson, a former CIA officer and ambassador to El Salvador, as ambassador to Mexico, amid ties strained by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and talk he might send in troops ...
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Majority of US Senate backs Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador to the Netherlands, to be ambassador to Canada, a position he assumes as traditional close ties have been strained by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and comments about annexing the neighboring ...
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House GOP moves to prevent votes on rescinding Trump tariffs

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans are exhausting all legislative tools to prevent future votes on repealing President Donald Trump's tariffs -- doubling down on their support for the administration's policies.GOP leaders on Wednesday inserted language into the "rule" for the budget blueprint that would prohibit ...
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Trump favorite Jon Husted launches 2026 US Senate campaign in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fledgling U.S. Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio launched a bid to retain his seat Wednesday with the backing of President Donald Trump. The former Republican lieutenant governor has held office for just 78 days since filling the unexpired term of Vice ...
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Explainer-Prescription drugs become a target in Trump’s trade war

By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday reiterated he would impose tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products that have long been spared from past trade disputes due to the potential for harm to patients. Trump excluded them from his announcement of ...
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Trump asks US Supreme Court to let him remove Democratic members from labor boards for now

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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. The Justice Department made the request after two ...
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