Category Archives: National
Israel accepts ceasefire plan for Gaza, US says, as Hamas reviews it
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel has agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, and Hamas said it was reviewing it as a U.S.-backed system for dis...
May 29, 2025 REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
UPDATE: Trump's tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay
UPDATED 3:14 P.M. (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump's tariffs, a day after a trade court had ruled Trump had exceeded his authority ...
May 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims rise more than expected as labor market eases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, while the jobless rate appeared to have picked up in May as labo...
May 29, 2025 Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Elon Musk leaving Trump administration, capping turbulent tenure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading a tumultuous efficiency drive, during which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately f...
May 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo
UPDATE: Judge to block Trump from cutting Harvard's international student program
Updated: 11:39 a.m. BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge said on Wednesday that she would issue an order that would continue to block the Trump administration from immediately revoking Harvard University...
May 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses mistrial bid in sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs lost a bid for a mistrial in his sex-trafficking case on Wednesday, after his lawyers argued that prosecutors were improperly trying to suggest that the hip-hop ...
May 28, 2025 Celebrity stylist Deonte Nash is questioned by prosecutor Maurene Comey at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., May 28, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
White House to send Congress small package of DOGE spending cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House intends to send Congress a small package as early as next week to formalize cuts made by billionaire Elon Musk's team targeting federal government spending, accor...
May 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk wears a 'Trump Was Right About Everything!' hat while attending a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Netanyahu says Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar has been eliminated
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel had eliminated Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar, one of its most wanted targets and the younger brother of...
May 28, 2025 A screengrab shows according to the Israeli Army, Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, taken from a handout video, released December 17, 2023. Israeli Army/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
South Korean students warned over social media posts amid Trump administration crackdown
SEOUL (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration is raising scrutiny over the social media posts of South Korean students in the United States or who plan to study there, the students and agen...
May 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
Trump to pardon reality TV's Todd and Julie Chrisley after tax evasion conviction
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality TV show "Chrisley Knows Best" who in 2022 were found guilty of federal charges of ta...
May 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Todd Chrisley (2nd L) speaks next to his wife Julie (L) and their kids Chase and Savannah at a panel for the USA television series "Chrisley Knows Best" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California July 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
