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Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas can require public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments in every classroom, reversing a lower court judge who had blocked the law and marking a ...
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Senators urge US Postal Service not to implement Trump mail-in voting order

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - A group of 37 Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the U.S. Postal Service not to comply with a March 31 executive order issued by President Donald Trump tightening rules on mail-in voting. The senators, including Gary ...
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Virginia voters approve new Democratic-backed congressional map, NBC News projects

April 21 (Reuters) - Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a new congressional map drawn by Democrats who hope to flip as many as four Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, NBC News projected, further dimming the chances that President Donald Trump's party ...
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Leading candidates to square off in TV debate at critical point in California governor’s race

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Six leading candidates for California governor will meet in a televised debate Wednesday - all of them eager for a breakout moment in a chaotic race with no clear leader. With mail ballots scheduled to go to voters early next ...
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Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine for US military, says shot is now optional

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that the annual flu vaccine will now be optional for all U.S. military personnel, both active and reserve. Previously, the flu vaccine had been mandatory. The new policy is in line with a previous ...
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White House UFC event is getting increased security, DHS says

(WASHINGTON) -- The sprawling UFC Freedom 250 event being held on the South Lawn of the White House and the Ellipse event in June are receiving the highest level of security possible, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told ABC News."The 'UFC Freedom 250' ...
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Republicans launch a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history. The 52-46 vote was the first step in a budget process that Republicans hope will unlock ...
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Five things learned at Fed nominee Warsh’s Senate hearing

April 21 (Reuters) - In testimony Tuesday at the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh never said if he agrees with President Donald Trump's view that the Fed's policy rate is too high and should be cut. No lawmaker asked him ...
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US judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 21 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that wind and solar energy industry groups say have stymied the development of new energy generation projects. Chief U.S. District Judge ...
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Kennedy says he vetted CDC nominee Schwartz on vaccines

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday he vetted Erica Schwartz's position on vaccines before she was nominated to run the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Kennedy, testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health ...
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As Warsh faces hearing, a framework for smaller Fed balance sheet emerges

By Michael S. Derby April 21 (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh would like to see the Federal Reserve slash its vast bond holdings, but has yet to flesh out just how he would do that if confirmed to be the next head of the U.S. central ...
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Many Americans question Trump’s temperament amid Iran war, pope spat: Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating held at the lowest of his term in recent days as many Americans questioned his temperament amid the Iran war and a feud with Pope Leo, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The six-day public ...
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