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US Senate confirms Japan ambassador as tariffs complicate ties

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed George Glass, a former investment banker and diplomat known for criticizing China, as ambassador to Japan, one of several U.S. allies that has asked President Donald Trump to rethink his ...
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‘Boys will be boys’: White House on Elon Musk-Peter Navarro tariff tiff

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Elon Musk called one of President Donald Trump’s top economic aides a “moron,” the White House on Tuesday declared that “boys will be boys.” Musk and long-time Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro ...
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US lawmakers spar over food aid program facing uncertainty

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Lawmakers clashed over the future of the nation’s largest food aid program during U.S. House and Senate Agriculture Committee hearings on Tuesday, previewing a partisan fight over the issue in farm bill negotiations. The conflict over potential ...
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US Senate Democrat questions FBI on domestic terrorism staff reassignments

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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. Reuters reported last month ...
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Trump to meet Republican lawmakers on Tuesday amid budget talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. House of Representatives weighs a budget blueprint passed by the Senate, the White House spokesperson told reporters.(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland; ...
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73% of Americans expect price surge under Trump tariffs, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans are bracing for higher prices on a wide range of consumer goods following President Donald Trump’s move to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports from most of the world, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll ...
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IRS, DHS sign data-sharing agreement for taxpayer data of those illegally in US

(WASHINGTON) -- The IRS and Department of Homeland Security have reached a data-sharing agreement to support the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda, according to a court filing late Monday night.Under the terms of the agreement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would submit names and ...
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Death sentence: Advocates blast $1.3 billion in State Department food aid cuts

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has moved to squeeze lifesaving foreign aid dramatically for countries around the world, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter.The latest cuts include the termination of all remaining U.S. Agency for International Development contracts supporting the delivery ...
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Joe Rogan and Dave Portnoy are among the Trump backers now questioning his tariff policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican’s campaign are voicing doubts. Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and even Elon Musk are adding their voices ...
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US Senate backs Elbridge Colby for Pentagon policy post

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A majority of the U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Elbridge Colby, a former Department of Defense official known as a China hawk, as undersecretary of defense for policy, the Pentagon’s No. 3 post. The Senate voted 54-45 in favor ...
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Two US lawmakers urge White House to end UK data treaty after Apple backdoor order 

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday sent a letter to President Donald Trump’s administration urging an end to a data agreement with the U.K. and to renegotiate a new one in the wake of reports ...
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National Park Service restores original Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad webpage

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes. “Changes to the Underground Railroad page on the National ...
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