Category Archives: National
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump's order tightening mail-in voting
BOSTON, April 3 (Reuters) - A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's new executive order tightening rules on mailin voting....
Apr 03, 2026 A man walks into a voting center with his mail-in ballot at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, on Election Day, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara
Trump's budget proposes massive defense spending with 10% cut to other federal programs
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-defense discretionary spending for the 2027 fiscal year and a massive $500 billion increase in defense ...
Apr 03, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum look on, on the day he signs an executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
US employment growth rebounded in March; unemployment rate falls to 4.3%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth rebounded more than expected in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, and the unemployment rate fe...
Apr 03, 2026 A sign posted outside a Target store states the company is hiring in Encinitas, California, U.S., March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Artemis capsule boost puts astronauts moon-bound for record-breaking journey
By Joey Roulette ORLANDO, Florida, April 2 (Reuters) - The Orion capsule carrying four astronauts in NASA's Artemis II mission executed a key thruster firing on Thursday that will kick the crew out of...
Apr 03, 2026 NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
US Army chief of staff fired by Hegseth, sources say
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three U.S. defense officials told Reuters,...
Apr 03, 2026 General Randy George, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army speaks during a ceremony honoring prisoners of war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
UPDATE: Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general, White House official says
UPDATED 12:18 P.M. WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on Thursday, a White House official said, following mounting frustration...
Apr 02, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
US labor market remains stable; trade deficit widens in February
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week amid low layoffs, suggesting labor market conditions remained calm in Marc...
Apr 02, 2026 Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
NASA launches four astronauts on world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon ...
Apr 02, 2026 NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
Trump tells wary public in prime-time address that Iran war goals nearly accomplished
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Gram Slattery and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told the nation in a televised speech on Wednesday night that the U.S. military had nea...
Apr 01, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
US Congress to pass bills to fully fund Homeland Security, Republican leaders say
By Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday said they will take a two-pronged approach to ending the legislative deadlo...
Apr 01, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol at Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
